Solve Your Back-to-School Conundrums at the Co-op!

The school year is upon us! We want you to be able to meet as many of your back-to-school needs as possible at the Co-op. We can help answer the following questions that may be nagging at you:

What can I pack in my child’s lunch box that’s healthy for them and easy for me?

• 100 Days of Real Food has a great list of lunch ideas that don’t include processed foods or refined ingredients
• Bon Appetit offers 41 Quick & Easy School Lunch Ideas to Pack for Your Kids, including the Elvis Burrito!
• And here’s Healthy School Lunch Recipes from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell

Do environmentally-friendly school supplies exist?

Yes! We’ve got school supplies from Onyx+Green, including:

• Colored pencils made from recycled newspapers
• Scissors with recycled plastic handles and tape in recycled plastic dispensers
• Rulers, staplers and pencil sharpeners made from bamboo
• Notebooks with sheets made from sugar cane or stone paper (which is made from waste material from marble quarries with no water, acid or bleach like typical paper)

How do I save money on healthy, delicious meals and snacks for my family?

Check out our many back-to-school sales, such as:

• Annie’s Homegrown Organic Fruit Snacks, 2 for $6 (reg. $5.49)
• Organic Valley Organic Milk, 12-pack, $11.99 (reg. $19.99)
• Santa Cruz Organic Apple Sauce Cups, 6-pack, $2,99 (reg. $4.99)
• R.W. Knudsen Juice Boxes, 4-pack, $2.39 (reg. $3.69)
• CB’s Nuts Organic Peanut Butter, $5.69 (reg. $7.99)
• Cascadian Farms Organic Cereal, 2 for $6 (reg. $4.99)

Prices good through September 4.

How can I cut down on the waste involved in my child’s lunch?

One ingenious solution is Bee’s Wrap reusable food wraps. Made from organic cotton, beeswax, organic jojoba oil and tree resin, they are washable, reusable and seal with the warmth of your hands!

Date: Wednesday August 29, 2018

Category: Fall

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