Flipping our Food Storage
Let me tell you that of all the dangerous, microplastic- laden behaviors we historically have exhibited around the NPK, none are worse than food storage. I suspect many households will have similar challenges. Tell me if this sounds like you:
- Cook a lovely meal
- Store leftovers in a very plastic container with a dubious and possibly long history (think takeout containers, lunchmeat packaging, zippered plastic bags…) See photo of the container drawer!
- Refrigerate
- Reheat food in microwave…POSSIBLY still in the plastic container
- Wash plastic container in the dishwasher…POSSIBLY without reading whether it is recommended for that.
- Return to the container drawer.
Laying those steps out all together is cringe-worthy for sure. It definitely seems like one or more of those steps will degrade the containers, particularly after years (yikes) of this behavior cycle.
Do better.
So what to do, what to do….This one is so easy to improve, it only takes a small amount of effort. There are many choices for food storage already available to replace our drawer full of plastic.
As a simple food steps, multiple small businesses now offer bees wax wraps to either completely wrap your food or to cover existing glass containers. Our first investment is with Nature Bee Wraps. We opted for their Beeswax 4 Variety bundle on sale now. They come in a variety of pattern choices and size, which will help us, since we need a lot of help at this point!
Nature Bee Wraps is a small-woman owned business that is starting to be nominated for awards in British Columbia, Canada. It feels good to support their efforts, and more importantly these wraps will be used every day as a replacement for our plastic food containers.
Glass Containers
Food storage 3
Stay tuned for the next food storage recommendation!
Food storage 4
Stay tuned for the next food storage recommendation
If you want to…
You can purchase the Nature Bee Wraps through this link to benefit No Plastic Kitchen.