Hello everyone! Now that I started to have lectures again, I will be spending a lot of time at the university, which means, I will be eating a lot of meals outside my home. Luckily, there are several zero waste options when it comes to either eating out or bringing food along for the day. The light and easy solution // Sometimes, I just bring a lid from a lunchbox – I can use as a plate, along with my small ‘spork’, I can fit everything in a small handbag. If I want to go ultra-light, I bring a canvas bag as a plate, although that is only for stuff like bread and cake. The medium sized option // If I want heavier meals or simply both want food and water – I bring a jar. A jar is handy as it doubles as both a container for food AND for liquids. The heavy version // If I am out for a looong time or simply want to bring a more invasive meal with me, I go big! I go for my eco lunch box options, which of course require more room in a larger bag, but it looks stylish as hell and it is extremely practical (I sometimes bring dinner with me from the cafeteria). It takes so little effort to actually make a difference, bring your own plate and avoid single-use plastic ! What kind of lunch container do you prefer?
Hi gittemary! I’m a huge fan and I have learned a lot from you over this past year. I was wondering, do you ever get weird looks and have people joke about your “lifestyle” choices when it comes to being an environmentalist? If so, how do you deal with that and keep it from discouraging you? This is a problem me and my husband face and even though it’s not discouraging us from continuing down this wonderful path you and the minimalists have showed us, it does however get hard having to deal with close mindedness sometimes and having to explain why we are doing this when we live in a very consumeristic and close minded town. Our town is not awful, it’s just very few people here like for any change to happen and no one likes taking responsibility for anything, much less our impact on the environment. Any help would be greatly appreciated. God bless you and your family and I look forward to seeing more of your amazing videos! 😊😃👍