Veg*n, Cooking

One of the misconceptions about veg*nism and natural living is that it is very costly and not everyone can afford it.  Here is what Urban Vegan has to say about it:

If you eat costly packaged food and store-bought faux meats everyday, being a vegan will certainly bust your budget. Take heart. Even small adjustments to your thinking, habits and food preparation methods can make a huge impact on your wallet.

Check out her post (and comments to it) for a list of easy tips that are environmentally- and wallet-friendly.

Number 6 tip on Urban Vegan’s list is: Pack your own lunch. To be more green consider reusable lunch bags instead of Ziploc or paper bags.  Jennifer McCann (Vegan lunch box) posted a list of commercially available reusable lunch bags which includes these cute Fresh Snack Packs:

Image: Fresh Snack Pack

Craft

If you are crafty and want to use your leftover fabric, follow one of the tutorials and make your own cute lunch bag.

A reusable snack bag tutorial from We Wilsons

Image: We Wilsons

A sandwich wrap tutorial from Betz White (via Craft Stylish)

Image: Betz White (via Craft Stylish)

Oilcloth lunch bag tutorial from Tumbling blocks:

Image: Tumbling blocks

All of these bags could be used not only to pack your lunch but to bring for your picnics, camping trips, hiking and other outdoor activities.

P.S. Please share other lunch-bag crafty ideas in the comments.

Links

Urban Vegan’s money-saving tips:
http://urbanvegan.blogspot.com/2008/01/25-money-saving-kitchen-tips-for-frugal.html

Commercially available lunch bags:
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2009/03/no-excuse-for-plastic-baggies.html

Reusable snack bag tutorial (We Wilsons):
http://wewilsons.blogspot.com/2009/02/reusable-snack-bag-tutorial.html
Sandwich wrap tutorial (Betz White):
http://www.craftstylish.com/item/43227/how-to-make-a-reusable-sandwich-wrap
Oilcloth lunch bag tutorial (Tumbling blocks):
http://tumblingblocks.net/blog/index.cfm/2007/7/31/oilcloth-lunch-bag

Urban vegan:
http://urbanvegan.net/
Vegan lunch box:
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/
We Wilsons:
http://wewilsons.blogspot.com/
Betz White:
http://blog.betzwhite.com/
Craft stylish:
http://www.craftstylish.com/
Tumbling blocks:
http://tumblingblocks.net/blog/

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