I have two elementary aged kids,and they bring a lunch and snack to school daily. I have figured out a way to pack lunches without using disposable or single use products. I took inspiration from the Japanese style Bento Boxes and pack everything into one rather small container. It is amazing how much you can put into one container - when packed correctly. It took me awhile to learn this skill. I had some wet sandwiches, and squashed fruits.
But school snack is another challenge. Ziggy, my soon to be 7yr old, apparently eats snack at recess. Yes, you heard correctly, they eat food outside when they should be running around, and while they have dirty hands. I'm not so upset about the dirt (good for the immune system, in my opinion) but when they only have 10 minutes to run off some energy, why shorten it by eating a snack? And then my BIG complaint ... Ziggy keeps loosing my good containers!
So, I have succumbed to using disposable bags. I ask that they try to keep them, and occasionally they shove a bag into a pocket, but that means no yogurt and fruit, no hummus and carrots, nothing that requires a container. I guess I should not fight it, at least 2nd graders are still allowed a snack. My kids cannot go until 4pm without an afternoon snack. And frankly, I don't want them to go that long!
Yet again I find myself struggling to find that balance between what *I* would like to do and what I am forced to do due to the level of awareness of society. I'm giving up on this one for now. Given the choice between lost plastic containers vs. disposable bags .... disposable bags is a better choice I believe.
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