Monday 19th August 2019
I have been on holiday for a couple of weeks and have not blogged since finishing my Plastic Free July challenge. So what’s changed,? What food went back in the cupboards and how has it changed the way I shop since?
These are always the questions people need answering when they have followed a journey like mine.
So what’s changed?????
The way I shop is the biggest change, I went to Tesco to panic buy as I was not organised or prepared for the household on my return from holiday. As I strolled around the isles I refused what I would have conveniently shopped for before. I did not spend a huge amount of money which was a nice surprise after our family holiday spends. I also did not buy and food that occur waste to landfill or waste to recycling bin.
The plastic covered food that has returned to my cupboards is walkers crisps & biscuit packets. I don’t feel too bad because neither of these items end up in my bins as they go to Terracycle for recycling. Toothpaste is another return on these same lines as I have not looked into an alternative yet due to my time being spent on holiday memories with the kids.
I have to say the shampoo & conditioner soap bars have not worked out either due to the final washed result ending up with my hair being like straw. Someone said it does take a while using the soaps for the hair to become chemical free, after this process your hair will be fine and turnout lovely. I used these soap bars for three weeks but the end result was the same and my head was itchy. So I have returned to my medical and allergy free plastic bottles. That is it, Everything else in my blog has stayed within my lifestyle and cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients also has been a huge change in our diets. I do think the way the climate crisis is changing how, what, when we buy certain vegetables our children need to experience more types of food to encourage their future cooking habits stick with what will be on offer in the future for them. I have also started to grow and bake more of my own products which also keeps the fun going in the home.
Sunday dinner today has mostly been donated by Mike, grown at home or baked.
Take a look
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| Homemade bread |
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| Homegrown peppers |
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| Birdseed ready to be filled with the leftovers fat from dinner |
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| Home grown veg box from Mike |
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| My tomatoes plants |
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| All veg prepared for cooking |
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| Veg box |
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| These are the oils and seasoning I added to the veg dishes |
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| The Bread turned out lovely which should compliment my roasted vegetables |
