Small Steps Toward Sustainability In The Kitchen

The Mom Hour

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Parenting, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 24 September 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Doing better by the planet is a lofty goal: but what does it REALLY look like in the homes of busy moms with lots of kids? Less plastic, no plastic, better plastic? Zero waste, composting, recycling? It’s objectively overwhelming, but that doesn’t mean it’s an all-or-nothing decision. As with any kind of improvement we talk about on The Mom Hour, we’re all about small, repeatable actions you can incorporate into your existing routine, and that add up to meaningful change over time–and in today’s special episode we’re applying that framework to sustainability in the kitchen. Meagan and Sarah share how we identify our personal values when it comes to kitchen sustainability, what small changes we’ve made (and stuck with!), and how we keep from getting lost in all the “shoulds” as we navigate doing just a little bit better for the planet, in ways that work for us.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Sarah and I'm Megan. We're two moms with eight kids between us from
0:05.2	little to grown. We're in different areas of the country and in different stages
0:09.0	of life, but we both know that motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share
0:12.7	tips and encouragement. And remind you that it's really all gonna be okay. We're
0:16.6	not experts. We're parents who've been there. We're not perfect. We're real.
0:19.9	Welcome to the mom hour. Hey everyone and welcome to the mom hour. I'm Sarah
0:26.3	Powers here on a Friday with Megan Frances. Happy Friday Megan. Hello, happy
0:31.4	Friday to you. Well, new listeners every once in a while. We do like to surprise
0:36.0	you with an episode you didn't know was coming. And I'm really excited about
0:40.0	today. Feels like a very fall week where I am. How are you doing, Megan? Your
0:45.1	kids are finally back in school. Does it feel foolish? Are you foolishness in
0:49.4	your vibe over there? I mean, today was like the last couple days have
0:53.7	actually the weather is still very warm. We're having a very warm fall. But
0:56.8	it's it's cool enough that I can feel, you know, the fall is in the air. And
1:01.6	I've been doing a lot around my house. One of the things I just did was get a
1:07.0	dumpster. Nice. And it's sitting in my driveway right now. And I'm going to
1:11.5	begin filling it with things. And Sarah, that is going to play very well into the
1:15.4	topic of today's episode because every time I do this probably once every two
1:18.8	years, I just because like we, you know, you can't fit everything in your trash
1:22.5	cans. And sometimes they're like too big or get stuff to get rid of. And I
1:26.3	realize how much junk we have and how much extra stuff we buy. And how much I
1:33.0	don't need any of it. And today we're talking about sustainability,
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