One of the greenest things you can do (besides buying local) is cook at home. Say what? You heard me. Just think about it:
- It saves gas and you don’t have to pay to park;
- You’re not paying for flooty tooty (fancy schmancy in laymen’s terms) napkins, tablecloth and overall ambience;
- You don’t have to worry about your, uh, spirited kids pissing off some couple trying to grope each other under the table;
- No un-eco-friendly take home containers;
- The kids can get involved and help, which makes them more likely to actually eat something remotely healthy;
- You get to use all of the yummy, local organic produce you brought home from the farmers market.
My only dilemma involves meal planning. I’m not good at it. I have printed out little meal plan forms, I’ve read all sorts of blogs and articles, and I just can’t get with it. Maybe it’s just my free spirit (read: flaky). I’m one of those that waits until 5:30, and I’m like, “What the heck are we going to eat? Everything’s frozen!”
This is why I love the interwebs. Just a quick search, and I can find all sorts of high brow ideas that are translated into kiddlet appropriate fare. My fave resources are:
I always get very simple and delicious ideas from these sites, and (most of the time) the kidlets approve. I have one admittedly “picky eater,” but I think some of these simple flavors will help my littles appreciate good food as much as I do.
Photo from CookingNook.com
