Environmental Guilt?

I am feeling kind of guilty about the whole paper plate incident in my last post.

We really are trying to go green over here, but as a parent it is so hard!

It is also way expensive.

Sometimes, I don't have time to wash dishes.

I know there are alternatives and at the grocery store here we can buy disposable plates made of corn that biodegrade rapidly. I have looked at buying them, I have even had them in my cart, but then took them out because they are SO expensive. There isn't enough discretionary income in my budget to pay $3 for 8 plates.

I got a bread machine at the thrift store and I use that instead of buying bread. That cuts down on the waste we have from plastic bread wrappers. We carry around plastic cups with water instead of water bottles, and use reusable grocery bags.

But life is busy for a mama in 2008!

My family is open to more ideas for going green, if you have some send them along.

We are trying to do our part a little bit at a time.

Lemon Rice

There are women in this world, we will call them "good mothers," who wake up every morning and make their children buckwheat pancakes with fresh berries for breakfast.

There are also women in this world, we will call them "me," who wake up every morning with no clue what they are going to feed their children.

I came up with a winner this morning!

I am giving it the very nutritious sounding name of "Lemon Rice."

Lemon Rice

White rice cooked according to package directions

margarine

milk

pink lemonade powdered drink mix

Put the rice in a dish, add the margarine, milk, and pink lemonade powder and mix it all up. Serve with guilt on a Dixie plate and feel bad about what all that trash is doing to the environment.

Lemon Rice is super easy to make! The kids loved it, and it sort of has good nutritional value since I added the calcium from the milk and the vitamin C in the lemonade powder. It would probably be even better if I made it with Tang!