Sustainable Minimalists

Eating Out

Whether you’re dining at a restaurant or ordering takeout, eating out leaves a footprint.On today's show: asking the right questions, minimizing food waste, and reading through All. The. Greenwashing the next time you head to a restaurant. Here's a preview:[6:30] The food waste issue at fine dine, quick serve, and fast casual[12:00] Farm-to-table? How to find restaurants that actually care about environmental sustainability[22:30] The best way to *gently* suggest a change in a restaurant's policy[27:00] Our lives may be go go go, but our food doesn't have to be! Resources mentioned:
<a href="https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/restaurants/sustainable_gastronomy">Michelin Green Star restaurants</a>
Episode <a href="https://mamaminimalist.com/093/">#093: How (Exactly) To Cook Zero-Waste Meals</a>

Episode <a href="https://mamaminimalist.com/270/">#270: Desperation Dinners</a>

Episode <a href="https://mamaminimalist.com/038/">#038: What's For Dinner?</a>

 
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Creating eco-minimalist, non-toxic homes (without the extra work). Although minimalism has experienced a rebirth in recent years, the "less is more" movement has been around for centuries. Yet today's minimalist influencers have resurrected minimalism with a decidedly consumerist spin, as modern minimalism is nearly synonymous with decluttering. While there's a lot of chatter about tidying, it's radio silence and crickets when it comes to sustainability. The result? Aspiring minimalists find themselves on an endless hamster wheel of buying, decluttering, buying more, and purging again. Overemphasizing decluttering and underemphasizing the reasons why we overbuy in the first place is thoroughly inconsistent with slow living as a movement; consumption without intention is terrible for the planet, too. Your host, Stephanie Seferian, is a stay-at-home/podcast-from-home mom and author who believes that minimalism, eco-friendliness, and non-toxic living are intrinsically intertwined. She's here to explore the topics of conscious consumerism, sustainability, and environmentally-friendly parenting practices with like-minded women; she's here, too, to show you how to curate eco-friendly, decluttered homes (without the extra work).