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Give Up the Plastic Wrap For Good
The right lunchbox and/or containers are essential. Go for an all-in-one lunchbox with separate compartments for different foods, or a collection of different sized reusable containers for lunch items like sandwiches, sushi, cut up fruit, yoghurt and dips, which you can then pack into an insulated bag. Stainless steel is a good choice for lunchboxes as it is easy to clean, durable and food safe.
Ditch the packaged food.
Yes, it’s easy to be pressured into buying those plastic or foil wrapped biscuits, chips and muesli bars, but these foods are heavily processed, low in nutrition, expensive and way over- packaged. Swap packets of biscuits or individually wrapped muesli bars for healthier home-made versions packed straight into a lunchbox or a beeswax wrap; instead of potato chips, try home made popcorn in a paper bag; and rather than a dried fruit roll-up, pack fresh cut up fruit.
Buying in Bulk = Less Waste
AND better value for money. Instead of plastic-wrapped processed cheese sticks, buy a large block of cheese and cut into sticks, cubes or shapes. Swap flavoured squeezie yoghurts (high in sugar and unnecessary packaging) for a large tub of plain yoghurt that can portioned into small containers or reusable pouches through the week.
Buy a Reusable Drink Bottle
A good quality stainless steel bottle will see your child through many years of schooling, and will help you avoid those plastic bottles and boxes of juice that are high in sugar, low in nutrition and create excess waste.
Compost Your Food Scraps
Find out if your school has a composting program, and if not suggest that they start one. Composting food scraps saves a huge amount of waste going to landfill. If you have your own compost system, ask children to bring their food scraps home.