More Green for Green

As we have continued on our quest to be a greener family, I have found that it is a little more expensive to be green.  I wrote a blog last week about the eco friendly evolve plastic sandwich bags by Ziploc . We purchased those at Walmart for about 1.97 for a 50-count box.  Store brand sandwich bags, with 150 count, about $1.29., however we all know that regular plastic bags are the villain in many  environmental stories, so we paid a little more and bought bags that hopefully, will be the hero in the environmental saga. I find that we are looking more closely in the store these days, trying to buy those things, which are better for the earth, and in turn, better for us. We buy organic fat free milk, organic fruits and vegetables when available, eco-friendly toilet tissue, non-toxic cleaning products, items with less packaging, products made from recycled materials, the list goes on.  Our budget has had to expand a bit, because all of these items are more expensive than the not so eco-friendly, not at all organic counter products.  Going green is becoming a household phrase in our home and many others. So when we go to the store what  do we look for? Well we read product labels all the time now. We are no longer looking just to see what the fat content is, are there triglycerides present, any cholesterol lurking in the corners, but is it organic, sustainable, natural, biodegradable, hormone free, or chemical free? Is it environmentally friendly. What  the heck does  that even mean, “Environmentally friendly”.  Some might argue it means shelling out more money at the grocery store.  However there are many different views on this phrase.
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