Food and the styrofoam connection

I struggle terribly with all kinds of food guilt. Today my daughter and I went to tour the bath house (it's free), then we went to a diner and had dessert. My diet is very healthy for the most part but I lost all control in front of that blackberry cobbler alamode. I told my self I wouldn't eat the whole thing, I would take half home to Blake. As soon as that thought came to mind I realized "oh yeah, then I'll have to get a Styrofoam container." This was enough reason for me to eat the whole kit and caboodle. Now I am suffering from severe guilt. Its as if a double chin appeared within seconds.
This morning in church a friend of mine bought me a cup of coffee, in a Styrofoam cup no less. When I got home from my rendezvous with the blackberry cobbler three of my family members had huge Styrofoam cups from Sonic. Sonic could single handedly be blamed for billions of Styrofoam cups every month. Of course I know this is not the thought of the normal person but I sit around and ponder " What the heck are the executives at Sonic thinking that they haven't come up with a better solution than a container that sits in a landfill for over a thousand years".
For the most part I avoid Sonic for this very reason. Our family avoid's fast food as much as possible but sometimes it seems like a necessary evil. This scene usually plays out when we are traveling because feeding preteens and teenagers is so expensive, our options are limited.

Thoughts;

1. Take a cup with you when you travel and have it filled in the store. Most people respect this discion when you say you don't believe in Styrofoam.

2. Share your meal with someone or order off of the appetizer plate so you don't have to get a to go box.

3. If you work in an office ask them to find a better alternative to Styrofoam. Everyone could use their own cup. I am trying to find a better alternative at church. No one wants to wash dishes on Sunday morning. I am going to have to find something comparable in price. My work will not be easy.

4. Don't buy the stuff. Don't buy anything packaged in styrofoam if at all possible. Ask for your meat wrapped in wax paper if you use a butcher.
When you want to use paper plates first consider if it is really necessary. (See my first or second blog on what certain brands are doing to the forest in Canada). 1st choice is everyday dinner wear, second would be to use less of it and find post consumer recycled where avialable.


Namaste'
Courtney