Comments on: Back to School – Keeping Lunch Green

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By: Kendra

Kendra — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:35:42 +0000

…or instead of buying all of these new items, use items you already have around the house – old purses (for girls), tupperware, visit second-hand stores for cloth napkins…it’s hard to get excited about “be a green parent” articles, blog entries, and websites that just tell us to go buy something b/c it is green…even the Waste Free Lunch website tries to sell us on how much less it costs to pack a lunch, saying that cloth napkins, lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don’t cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper/disposable versions…but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn’t hold my attention. If the economics were the issue, the real “green” lunch would be the school lunch – it’s cheap, it uses a central infrastructure (dishes/trays etc. at the school), and with pressure from parents and other interested parties, can be made from healthy, local and organic foods.

To be green is to set an example “kids – we have plenty of containers, bags, thermoses, etc. here in the house – we don’t NEED a BRAND NEW thing just because we’re a target market for some company’s advertaising budget – green company or not!”

c’mon people – is this “go media” site for green people or the vehicle for green corporations?

By: Mikalan Kruase

Mikalan Kruase — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:21:25 +0000

When I was in Japan, many years ago, I bought a bento box for my sister as a gift. I wish now I had bought several of them. They would sure come in handy when packing my kids’ lunch, and where much cheaper. I also bought her a fancy napkin that in Japan they tie on the outside of the box. Thanks for the great idea about dressing up some cloth napkins, I may just have to try it.