As you have reduced your spending, what have you noticed about your 'health and safety' purchasing habits? How might this change your longer term purchasing decisions?
Reducing spending allows for me to afford healthier options especially food. In the long run that helps to reduce my need to visit to my doctors and my pharmacist. So in the long run..ask yourself, do I need it or do I want it? What is a healthier and safe option for what I'm looking at doing and then try that approach. Many of us have way more than we would ever need. Purge your life and aim for a healthier and safer outlook.
Human impact, both as in how we as humans have impacted the environment that our community lives in, but also how it impacts us health wise. If you replace the racism, with social economics (which we know is driven by long standing social standings) then you can see what is affordable for those in need. Styrofoam fountain drinks, Styrofoam coffee cups, Styrofoam cups for noodles, cheap styrofoam plates for cookouts. This items are geared toward being affordable options for families that have to watch an already strained budget.
With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?
Single use plastic is everywhere. Combine that with the thought that all plastic that has been produced ever is still with us today. That is scary. It also makes shopping difficult, but as a silver lining it also can save you money and a few inches on your waist!!
Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?
This can be difficult and was a challenge. Since post WW2, Americans have become indoctrinated with the easy to fix meals. No longer are we challenged to grow, create and prepare items that are not prepackaged. If we switched out all the single-use products we would have a lot more room in our pantries and a lot healthier foods on our washable plates!
Not that difficult, but it does highlight the number of times that I see plastic bags in our stores and being held by individuals during the challenge.
The more that we can put these issues at the forefront the more response we will see. Many times we as a society become consumed in our day to day lives only to lose measure of the things around us and how those things impact our lives. For all the evils that social media may bring, it can be used as an avenue to inform and educate if done correctly.
Dominique Hunt 7/31/2023 2:06 PMI like that this comes with a tie on it. Can easily hang from a shower caddy. Thanks for sharing!
