Comments on The Green Phone Booth: The Week of Eating In

Forgive me green-bloggers for I have sinned. Thin...

2010-02-28T18:08:18.334-08:00

Forgive me green-bloggers for I have sinned.

Things were going great until yesterday... then I failed miserably. I was super-swamped with Earth Month work, we decided to go to Saturday night church service, and I was not up to cooking from scratch at 7:00 at night. So we headed to town after church with the intent of having something meatless (we gave up meat for Lent) and plastic free. Figuring Olive Garden was our best bet we were a bit dismayed to learn of the hour wait. Not wanting to wait that long we headed across the street to Culver's. Okay, meatless may be out, but at least they will have fish. I ordered the walleye dinner and was horrified to receive my order on a plastic plate, with plastic cutlery, and a plastic container of tarter sauce on the side. I have never ordered a dinner from Culver's before. We always get a sandwich of some sort that comes in a paper basket. Needless to say I committed three sins in one fell swoop. I ate out, I ate meat, and I wasted a lot of plastic. To top it off the dinner sucked. I think I was being punished for my transgressions.

How did your week of eating in go?

I have a snow day today (I'm a teacher), so I ...

2010-02-25T07:09:26.251-08:00

I have a snow day today (I'm a teacher), so I had the chance to do some wholesome breakfast cooking. You can check out my organic, homemade recipe on my blog. What I do during the normal work week is grab premade sections of omelet from a bag in the chest freezer as I head out to work. Then I nuke them there and have a homemade, healthy breakfast before I begin my classes.

Count me in too! We don't do much eating out t...

2010-02-23T09:01:59.962-08:00

Count me in too! We don't do much eating out these days either, but I'd love to spend a week making as much as possible from scratch. Thanks for sharing this!

I've increased out Eating In and cut back on E...

2010-02-22T17:10:11.009-08:00

I've increased out Eating In and cut back on Eating Out in the past two years. This would be easy - well, sort of. I have three evening commitments this week, and Grandma will take the teen out to eat one night. I think I'll say okay.

Great idea! One habit we've gotten into is hav...

2010-02-22T13:16:47.045-08:00

Great idea! One habit we've gotten into is having Family Dinner Night with our friends. We alternate the cooking responsibilities (entre, side, dessert) and cook together. It's a fun way to unwind and the kids love playing together while we cook.

I'm in! Although I'm usually eating in the...

2010-02-22T07:58:55.582-08:00

I'm in! Although I'm usually eating in these days anyways. I'm one of those who likes to feed people (as opposed to one who really likes to cook). If I'm on my own, you'll probably find me eating over the kitchen sink. But if I'm preparing a meal for friends and family, I really get into it. A number of years ago I decided I was eating out way to much so I gave up restaurant food for lent. It turned out to be a lot easier than I thought and I'm finally starting to learn to appreciate just the art of creating a nice, tasty, home cooked meal, even if it is just for me.

We have a tendency to make a large pot of food the...

2010-02-22T07:13:12.096-08:00

We have a tendency to make a large pot of food then eat the leftovers for the following few days. My grandparents are so use to cooking for larger gatherings, and it does save us time not having to cook every day.

I think of it as our compromise between daily fresh dinners and daily fast food crud.

And hey... we just made a big pot of clam chowder. What's one more reason to eat bowl after bowl of the yummy homemade stuff :)

I'm in! Mondays are so hard for us though as ...

2010-02-22T05:51:12.567-08:00

I'm in! Mondays are so hard for us though as the kids have stuff going til 7, so we don't get home til almost 8... Going to put pizza dough to rise before I go get them.
We don't eat out much because of the same reasons- usually so disappointed.
Going to try your idea about homemade junkfood only- I do crave a good chip now and again, but homemade are so much yummier!

I'm in! You're right -- when you prepare y...

2010-02-22T05:02:25.191-08:00

I'm in! You're right -- when you prepare your own food and eat in, you know exactly what you're putting in your body. I think this is a fab idea and will definitely spread the word! It's really great that HuffPost is offering encouragement, articles, recipes, and apps to help those who will take this challenge!

We'll tweet about this -- thanks for the info!

I like the food rule about eating your own home ma...

2010-02-22T04:25:01.213-08:00

I like the food rule about eating your own home made junk food only!
We almost always eat in, though I do make rice from a box as often as not for example. Just bought a bunch of local food at the winter farmer's market so we'll try to give it a go!
Kathy