The Christmas dinner
In recent years, many new recipes have emerged for a vegetarian or vegan Christmas dinner that are certainly not inferior to a fish or meat dish. Think, for example, of a delicious beetroot Wellington, jackfruit stew, or stuffed portobellos! If all that delicious food is not finished during dinner, the leftovers can of course go into the fridge or freezer. For a tasty lunch the next day or an easy meal in the period between Christmas and New Year. For instance, use these Alaska BIO freezer containers, which are 70% produced from sugar cane, as a sustainable option, or these glass storage jars. When you go all out in the kitchen, recipes often call for ingredients you don't use often or a specific ratio of certain fresh ingredients, or for decoration. Ensure that half a lemon, avocado, or opened package stays fresh longer with these Food Huggers. A reusable silicone alternative to cling film that covers your cut products and keeps them fresh!
Decorations
To go all out during the Christmas dinner, we don't need to unpack unnecessarily many new things. Use, for example, washable napkins, made of fabric or bamboo, as an alternative to disposable napkins. If you want to give these simple bamboo napkins some extra wow factor, you can spruce them up with a beautiful fold, for instance. There are many handy instructional videos on the internet to easily create something impressive. If you still have candles at home, the most environmentally friendly thing is, of course, to use up everything you have first. If you are looking for new candles for the Christmas dinner, there are now environmentally friendly alternatives available. For example, this alternative from Muliers made of rapeseed oil, also nice as a gift.
Gifts
Speaking of gifts, we like to give people something to show what they mean to us, but that doesn't always have to be with something new. It can also be with a kind gesture, something personal, or something green. For example, check online for second-hand items, do you have something you no longer use that a loved one previously admired, or give them an experience as a gift? If you do want to buy something, think about giving something that someone can use for a long time or that contributes to a greener lifestyle, such as a handy thermos flask or an environmentally friendly grooming kit. Check if the gift you want to give is sustainably produced and lasts a long time. For example, check for the FSC label when buying something made of wood, whether something is BPA-free, and whether it comes in plastic-free packaging. This way, you can give a gift with a good feeling and together we can make Christmas just a little bit greener!