Convenience Lunch

Price

Garbage produced

Small prepackaged lunch kit:

·         Crackers & meat

·         small chocolate bar

$2.69

(priced in London )

Lots of trash!

A child taking disposable lunches to school, creates an average of 67 pounds of garbage annually!

Kool Aid Jamer

.30

1 Fruit Roll Up

.28

Dunkaroo Cookies

.48

Nutrition value

Minimal

High in fat and sugar

Total:

$4.30

Lunch

Price Chopper

No Frills

Garbage produced

1 apple

.14

.13

0 (compost the peel)

Sandwich: 2 slices of

whole wheat bread

.18

.17

0

(reusable container)

Ham

.34

.22

Bottle of water

0

0

0 (reusable water bottle)

Baby carrots

.16

.16

0 (reusable container)

yogurt

“Astro Yogurt”

.25

.32

0

(reusable container)

Nutrition Value

Excellent

Low in fat and sugar

Contains foods from all 4 food groups

Nutritious, affordable and protects the environment!

Total

$1.07

$1.00

0 garbage