“Green” Lifestyle Ideas, and KIWI Magazine Winner

by The Meal Makeover Moms on November 2nd, 2009

kiwigiveaway-cropsizeBetween our blog and our Facebook fan page, we had over 100 entries for the KIWI magazine giveaway.  The lucky winner is Monica F., a mom from New York, NY. Here’s what Monica does to be ”green:”  We don’t own a car in the city. We use public transportation or rent a car when we really need one. We “recycle” toys and children’s clothing in the mummy group we are a part of and we donate them to charitable organizations. Congratulations Monica!

To enter the giveaway, we asked everyone to post their best tips for living a “green” lifestyle.  Below, are just a few of the awesome ideas shared.

> Debby offered this poem:

Recycle, Bicycle, Canvas Bags too,
CSA for Veggies, fresh, and also for the moo.

Walk to work, Combine car trips,
Always sharing rides.
Take the train, take the bus,
Make new friends besides!

Low use washer, low flow showers,
Leaves precious water for the flowers.

Turn off all the lights, soak up the sun.
Do you NEED that? Always ask.
Using Less is fun.

Keeping earth and water clean,
Keeping healthy bodies lean,
Smiling more! It’s FREE.
Anyone can do this, just look at me.

> Sundee recycles toys and clothing:
I have a newborn and a great network of moms. We always hand down toys and clothes and it has been a huge reuse and savings, requiring us to buy minimal new things. I love that form of recycling, and it is so sweet to see your friend’s little one wearing an outfit yours did.

sandwichsacks> Brenda from Meal Planning Magic has nixed plastic sandwich bags:
We live a green lifestyle in so many ways … just a couple of them include recycling items like aluminum cans and plastic bottles (we even collect them on walks when we see them), but generally we try to use our own water bottles and Thermos bottles for taking drinks to school and on the go. One of the neatest things we do for food to school (that our friends take note of too) is to use the reusable snack/sandwich bags from SnackTaxi.com. The number of plastic storage bags we use now has been significantly reduced!

> Kelli, a teacher from Georgia, has a green classroom:
My family does the following to be “green.”  We compost veggie and fruit scraps, use reusable grocery bags, take lunch to school in a Bento Lunch Box, use cotton/linen napkins, carpools tommmtotebag work, and recycle all plastic, glass, aluminum products, and cardboard. I’m a teacher and I have a green classroom. We recycle and I ask that snacks be sent to the classroom in reusable containers. We’ve already had a successful year!

> Amy from Super Healthy Kids has given her cleaning supplies a “green” makeover:
We are trying to get rid of most of our toxic cleaners! Where possible we are making our own or purchasing gentle, organic cleaners.

For even more cool ideas, you can read the comments on our KIWI giveaway blog post. We also encourage you to listen to our recent Cooking with the Moms podcast on Composting for Dummies (episode #73/September 23rd). It was one of our funniest shows ever (by the way, Liz is the composting dummy between us) and offers a great tutorial on getting started!

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