Low-Waste Lunchboxes

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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"One of the hardest things we haven’t been able to tackle is our kids' snacks: we still end up using a good amount of single use plastic wraps. Do you have any ideas?" Citing convenience, ultraprocessed foods are often sold in single-serve packs. But such snack and lunch items are overpriced (you're literally paying for that extra plastic!); they're also often unhealthy for both people and the planet. I get it: We're overtired and overstressed, and packing wholesome foods can feel like yet another daunting chore. That's why on today's show I answer a listener's question about how to pack low-waste lunchboxes without the extra stress (dozens of food ideas included!). Here's a preview: [1:30] What recent research says about the health effects of ultraprocessed foods on human health [7:00] The premiums we pay for foods packaged in single-serve plastics [11:30] 5 quick tips for managing picky eaters [17:30] The Bento Box route versus the traditional lunchbox: pros, cons, and gear recommendations [24:00] 30+ low-waste lunchbox ideas Resources mentioned: Episode #173: How To Simplify Picky Eating Leeann's FREE virtual event signup Eating Processed Foods Tied to Shorter Life (via NY Times) Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Participants of the NutriNet-Santé Prospective Cohort (via Journal Of The American Medical Association) Homemade Cereal Bars (recommended by listener Elsa) Say hello! Email Stephanie at MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (857) 264-1967 (US and Canada listeners only) * Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Lunchbox gear that listeners love: Lunchbots stainless steel Bento Box (recommended by Lauren) Planet Box stainless steel Bento Box (recommended by Elsa) Sistema plastic containers (recommended by Sara) Packit lunchbox (recommended by Sara) Reusable sandwich container, preferably stainless steel (recommended by Patricia) Wean Green reusable glass containers (recommended by yours truly) Foogo thermos (recommended by yours truly) --- Thank you to our sponsors! Made Trade: Shop the best sustainable goods all in one place at madetrade.com Thrive Market: Head to thrivemarket.com/sustainable for up to $80 in free groceries Skillshare: Visit skillshare.com/sustainable for your first month free Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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1:00.8	Hello listeners, welcome back. sustainable.
1:05.0	Hello, listeners, welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 306 of sustainable
1:09.6	minimalist, a twice weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.
1:15.0	On today's show, I am answering a listener's question
1:18.0	about low-waste snacks and low-waste lunchboxes. Mike wrote to me and he said and I quote
1:25.6	one of the hardest things we haven't been able to tackle is our kids ages five and
1:31.4	three their snacks we still end up using a good amount of
1:35.4	single-use plastic wraps. Our go-tos are made good bars and serenity pouches.
1:40.2	I've tried making my own granola bars what they won't eat them. I'm curious do you have any
1:45.4	ideas or tips? Thanks Mike. Low waste snacks and low waste lunches are almost always waste show. In part two, we're going to very quickly touch on the gear you need to do this
2:05.2	successfully. And part three of today's show is what I like to call the ultimate
2:10.2	list of snack and lunchbox suggestions. It's a pretty long list. I asked
2:15.2	members of our closed Facebook group for their best thoughts and in part three
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