A parting thought before I leave. And yes, I have packed my canvas bags for shopping, in fact they are always in my car and I have 2 little fold up bags from Howard Storage in my handbag.
Category: Environment
No more tea bags
A few weeks back we bought some Organic Fair Trade tea bags – they came without string – which I thought was a great idea. But after thinking about it some more I realized we didn’t really need to buy tea bags at all. I could use the new little tea pot that Kevin bought a few months ago. Then today I also found another little gadget Kevin had bought which will be perfect for doing my single cups of teas. Not sure if it’s all in the mind but a pot of tea seems to taste a lot better. And on an evironmental side I find I’m putting the loose tea into the tub for the worms rather in the tea bags going in the bin.
Organic foods
Well, we’re back to buying as many organic foods as possible. I know it’s the best for us but sometimes I let the cost put me off. Here’s a list of what should be eaten organic and what doesn’t matter as much.
The Top Twelve – Don’t Buy These Unless They’re Organic
2 Apples
3 Capsicum
4 Celery
5 Nectarines
6 Strawberries
7 Cherries
8 Pears
9 Grapes – Imported
10 Spinach
11 Lettuce
12 Potatoes
1 Onions (Least Contaminated of the entire list)
2 Avocado
3 Sweet Corn – Frozen
4 Pineapples
5 Mango
6 Asparagus
7 Sweet Peas – Frozen
8 Kiwi
9 Bananas
10 Cabbage
11 Broccoli
12 Papaya
For those in the Sydney/Illawarra area we get our organic produce from Doorstep Organics – they deliver right to my door and have always been great to deal wtih.
What the world eats
I’ve had this book on my “to buy” list for a while – but I’m waiting for it to come out in softcover. In the meantime here’s where you can see some of the photos . I think it’s interesting how much/little some families had and the amount of fresh/whole foods compared to packaged/processed foods. It certainly makes you realize just how lucky we are. There is another book by the same photographers showing the contents of family homes around the world – I’m getting that one when I buy What the World Eats.