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$I tried #Blue Apron for the first time this week. My first impression was not a good one as every single item came individually packaged in plastic - some things were double bagged - and that’s pretty shocking if you’ve done as much work as we have to get plastic out of your life. #zerowaste is a thing!! So it was a very negative first impression if I’m honest. My mister came home with that look in his eye - rough week! We were both ready for a lovely dinner and some down time! We enjoy cooking together. The instructions were very clear and even with illustrations so anyone could cook to these directions. #easy They made no effort to limit how many dirty dishes were created or how much power was used and so I made some adjustments on the fly, no problem. #simplify I sometimes forget how much living tiny has changed the way I cook. Simplicity is my jam. We don’t really cook fussy food like this, but it sure was fun to eat! It was easy to make some simple flavor adjustments so by the time I was plating it, I knew it was going to be good. He loved it! We both did. He chose a lovely bottle of white wine and it was a nice pairing. It was as good as anything available locally in a restaurant but a fraction of the price that would have been, especially with the tip. I’ve also heard that the portions are sometimes on the small side but we were very happy with the amount of food. He mentioned how much he liked it a number of times, so that’s good. So I’m struggling with this. It is a ton of packaging to start with, so whatever I save in shopping time convenience, I will lose in recycling the plastic since our town doesn’t take plastic for recycling and we have to drive quite a way to recycle the plastic. I love shopping for food, the produce section is my happy place! But it’s not like a meal service would replace shopping, it wouldn’t. So I am left with conflicting thoughts on the blue apron experience. But it was a delicious Whole 30 meal, so there’s that. #conflicted #delicious #zerowaste #simplify #simplicity #whole30$

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