What does “no waste lunch period” mean?
In my mind, it means that the individual lunches do not create any more waste—no paper napkins, no plastic utensils, no yogurt cups, no squeeze applesauces, etc. Basically, at the end of my daughter’s lunch period, she shouldn’t need to go to the trash can or recycling at all.
What is a waste-free lunch?
EPA developed the Waste-Free Lunch activities to help students learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle items in their school lunches. Use the materials below to get your classmates interested in a waste-free lunch day at your school.
How do you prepare a zero-waste lunch?
Preparing a zero-waste lunch begins with the food—packaged and processed versus naked and homemade. But creating menus is not my strong suit. I have a bit of a head-in-the-sand-we’ll-find-something-to-eat mentality. This school year I hope that changes. (I’ll try to stick to my own tips.) Zero-waste options include: Sandwiches.
How can I get students interested in waste-free lunch?
Learn how to be waste-free! EPA developed the Waste-Free Lunch activities to help students learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle items in their school lunches. Use the materials below to get your classmates interested in a waste-free lunch day at your school. Check out other resources for students and teachers on reducing, reusing and recycling.
What to do with leftovers for lunch?
Packing leftovers from home for lunch is a great way to cut food waste. Pastas, pizza, lasagne, chilly, and shepherd’s pie are some of the meals that actually taste better the next day, in my opinion. Moreover, you must know the art of turning the leftovers into creative new meals. You can use leftover veggies in a stir-fry.
Can you freeze peanut butter and date smoothies?
The date & peanut butter smoothie is a flavorful, nutritious and filling treat that you can pack inside a reusable drink pouch. You can freeze this smoothie overnight to send a frozen lunch treat in the box. To make the date & peanut butter smoothie, soak two to three dates in a little boiling water to make them soft.
What is the idea of a Zero Waste Lunch?
The idea with Zero Waste Lunches is to reduce the waste generated when packing kids lunch boxes. Basically it’s stopping the use of one-time use plastics such as saran wrap, as well as plastic yogurt containers, cheese string wrappers and juice boxes. One kid can create a lot of waste at lunch time!
Ideas for Zero Waste Lunches for Kids
Here’s a little more detail about the items that will be appearing in my kids lunch boxes this school year. All simple to use, easy find and relatively inexpensive.
Buy This, Not That Ideas for Zero Waste Lunches
Buy foods in bulk and portion them out for lunches. Things like crackers, yogurt, vegetables, granola…
Why do I pack lunches?
I pack my lunch almost every day for work. Not only is it economical, it’s also a really easy way to prevent waste . I store plates and flatware at work. We have a fridge where I can keep things cold, but I typically don’t find it necessary.
How to carry a sandwich?
How To Carry It: I typically tie my sandwiches up in a baby bindle with napkins. If it will fit in the tiffin, I’ll carry it in there too.
Can you keep lunch zero waste?
With just a few simple tools, most of which you probably have, you can keep lunch zero waste!
Do you have to pack two sides for lunch?
We typically pack two sides to go with any lunch meal. I like to keep most of these things on hand; because they double as snacks during the week. Most of them have a pretty long shelf life.
Tips for a Zero Waste Lunch
Get creative with your lunch bag! Ditch the disposable brown bag for a reusable bag or lunchbox.
Zero Waste Mason Jar Salad
The genius to this salad is that the layers keep your leafy greens crisp at the top, while the tomatoes soak up the flavor of your salad dressing at the bottom. To achieve this fill your mason jar in the following order- balsamic and oil mixture, tomatoes, quinoa, arugula.
