I imagine that Oprah’s recent show on going green was a repeat, but all the tips are still great. The thing I always enjoy is seeing a tip I’m already using. For example, Tip 3, bring your own bag to the store, is one our family is already doing. Now I didn’t buy the Oprah bag, but I think ours do the trick. HEB sells bags for 99 cents that work great. Now on a typical visit, we are only using our 5 canvas bags for a family of four, instead of the 20 or so plastic ones we used to get at the store. I hope you’ll consider this very easy change to help our earth!
February 1st, 2008 at 9:35 pm
2 Responses to “Continuing to Go Green”
Just wanted to point out that Whole Foods has a bag program. If you buy their bag (also a dollar), they give you $0.10 off per bag used per visit. So, you’re 5 bags would net you $0.50 per visit. Hmmm, does this make up for the price difference between Whole Foods and HEB–probably not…but it’s good info just in case you go on a South Austin style veggie-eatin’, hemp-wearin’, armpit hair not shavin’ kinda kick…
–As everyone knows, I’m a big fan of the Whole Foods (and South Austin for that matter!)…no harm intended…
February 2, 2008 @ 4:43 amAgreed. The price difference in stores is too much for us to consistently shop at Whole Foods instead of HEB. That’s the case for why we don’t shop at the closer store, Randall’s, instead of HEB. The main thing I’ve found for saving costs and buying healthy is to stay away from pre-packaged and boxed foods. Our HEB plus carries many organic foods that help you make good choices. We buy frozen vegetables for convenience over fresh, but if you’ve got the lifestyle for fresh, go for it. One more tip that’s so true is to stay along the perimeter of the store and avoid the aisles. That’s where most of the junk is housed.
February 2, 2008 @ 11:50 am