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Homemade pasta
Today’s packaging-saving effort was making my own pasta. As a family, we eat our fair share of pasta. Dried pasta is quick, easy and relatively affordable. Of course, it inevitably comes in plastic packaging, and that is the issue. I would be very happy to buy dried pasta in bulk if I was able to, but…
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Dear Sanitarium
Today I sent this email to Sanitarium. We are a big fan of Weet-Bix but now I have guilt over the fact that the box is lined with plastic. Dear Sanitarium, Like most good Kiwi kids, I was raised on Weet-Bix. I now have young children of my own and they love Weet-Bix too.…
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Homemade Yoghurt
In the last month or so I have had a revelation: You don’t need a yoghurt maker to make yoghurt. Alright, I guess you knew this, or at least suspected it; after all, people have been making yoghurt for thousands of years without them. But how? And isn’t it difficult? My last two batches of…
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Being clear about no plastic when shopping
Today was both exciting and frustrating. It was exciting because today I put two new resolutions into action: the first is to buy bread from the bakery to avoid the plastic bags supermarket brands come in, and the second is to bring my own containers to the butcher and get them to put the meat directly…
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Welcome to Pebble
Welcome to Pebble. I have been pursuing plastic alternatives as of earlier this year in a bid to decrease my plastic footprint. I’m far from achieving my goal and have found it to be a journey of discovery and change rather ‘simply’ ceasing plastic consumption. I have always been aware that plastic is recyclable, but just a little web…