

Why did I do this? Because very few of the plastic packages and containers we use once get recycled. That meant no jugs of juice, yogurt containers, plastic chip bags, plastic packages or even stickers on some produce. I had challenged myself to purchase a week's worth of food without bringing home any plastic in my grocery bag.

That damn plastic tag tie joins the long list of mistakes I made in just one week of trying to eat plastic-free. It wasn't until I chopped off the top and tug on the tag that it hit me.

I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my shopping cart, when I checked out or when I unpacked groceries at home. Nuts and dried fruit items at a grocery store.
