From the home office of Fitness & Spice, here are 10 ways to go lean and green for St. Patrick’s Day….
1. Get fresh. Buy local produce.
2. Remember to skip the paper or plastic and bring your canvas bags to the grocery store.
3. Journal in a fitbook, printed on recycled paper.
4. Recycle old iPods. (I have a drawer full. Don’t judge.)
5. Shop for environmentally-friendly gym clothes! How cute is this organic cross-back tank from Gaiam?
6. Bring your own mug to Starbucks. Not only will you save paper, you’ll save some coin, too. Starbucks will knock off $.10 every time you bring your own cup, you do-gooder, you!
7. Make a trip to Goodwill to hand over some clothes that no longer fit, skinny.
8. Toss your fitness and cooking magazines into the recycle bin.
9. Snack on Sabra Hummus which, according to the label, now comes in Earth Friendlier Packaging.
10. Drink a lot of water from your favorite reusable water bottle like my personal favorite, a KOR ONE Water Vessel.
Speaking of KOR ONE, this could be your lucky day!
Want to WIN a green KOR ONE Water Vessel? Then tell us one GREEN THING you are going to do this St. Patrick’s Day!
The contest will close on Thursday, March 18th and the winner will be announced on Friday.
Now I really must go try Dublin my water intake and subtractin’ my carbon footprint.
Jocelyn @ Peace.Love.Nutrition says:
March 17th 2010I always make a conscious effect to be green! This St. PAtty’s I will remember my green shopping bag when I go to Whole Foods!
Jessica@HowSweet says:
March 17th 2010Green for me = greens in my smoothies! Gotta get my veggies in!
Jess (Fit Chick in the City) says:
March 17th 2010I love my kor water vessel! We did a big green thing like this at work yesterday.
Lindsay Cotter says:
March 17th 2010What a neat water vessel! I am wearing my green today and shopping local with my recycled grocery bag. Go Green!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says:
March 17th 2010Ooh, love that Sabra tip…although it’s not like I need another reason to eat it :-)
Tracy M. says:
March 17th 2010I plan to recycle my old newspapers and make an effort to bring my own shopping bags to the grocery store. I think I’ll just keep a couple in my car at all times. :)
Estela - Weekly Bite says:
March 17th 2010I’m guilty of the drawer full of old Ipods! I will recycle them today :)
Jody - Fit at 52 says:
March 17th 2010Recycle, recycle, recycle! Here in CA with have special bins for trash day & my recycle bin is overflowing this week for this 2 person household! May have to save some for next week as it all may not fit in there! I also have my recycle bags for the shopping!!!!
In general, I try to do my best to be environmentally good. I also have those green light bulbs in the house!
Heather (Wheres the Beach) says:
March 17th 2010Love the tips. Today happens to be wine day at our favorite wine store. We will be taking our handy dandy wine bag with us – it has 6 slots for bottles. So cool.
Betty Gipson says:
March 17th 2010I own a fitness center in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Today I am kicking off a new campaign for recycling. I have put recycle bins by the entrance and any member that brings in recyclables gets a discount that month. They can do it every month and save all year long! Plus, I have a lady coming in to teach us all how to make purses out of used, plastic grocery bags, so each member will have a new ‘GREEN’ bag to carry their workout clothes in!!
Shannon says:
March 17th 2010I own a few iPods too, but I can’t get rid of them just yet…BUT, I am going to plant my own garden minus all of the yucky pesticides. Veggies are so expensive these days. I figure I will probably save some “green” while “going green”! Kinda like a 2 for 1 deal. Oh, and I’m wearing a green shirt made with organic cotton even though it was totally not planned. Happy St. Patty’s Day.
Mom says:
March 17th 2010What a cute bag! It is really “Green”!
Teri [a foodie stays fit] says:
March 17th 2010cool mug! I want it! I didn’t know about the Starbucks thing, silly me! So, when I go to get the Dark Cherry Mocha latte that I’ve been promising myself, I’ll tote my own mug. :)
Courtney says:
March 17th 2010I always take my own water bottle to the gym, and today is no exception! I love the reusable mugs and bottles for my beverages. Today since it’s finally nice I think I’ll save the energy from the treadmill and take my run outside!
Yum Yucky says:
March 17th 2010I went green today by toting a gallon of water to work work (that I bought) and pouring into a regular cup instead of using individual small 16-ounce water bottles. I have to bring my water ’cause I once saw brown water come out the work sink. ewww.
Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman says:
March 17th 2010Oh no you mentioned Gaiam, which means I’m going to have to go to the site. Which means there are going to be a lot of things I want but can’t have. Oh no–quick–distract my mind with salad greens. Oh better. Thanks for the almost shopping spree.
kalli@fitandfortysomething says:
March 17th 2010really great ideas….may have to incorporate a few into my life!
Naomi(onefitfoodie) says:
March 17th 2010looove the tips!! I have oneee…you can make your own kitchen cleaner using distilled vinegar and water :)
Caralynn Brown says:
March 17th 2010I’ll be recycling paper and plastics at work.
Molly says:
March 17th 2010I just purchased my very first KOR water bottle! I love it! And have received so many compliments on it, so I make sure to tell people what KOR is all about and what the stand for, and of course where they can find one. I am saving money by no longer being afraid to get water out of a drinking fountain, and by recycling the crazy amount of water bottles I accumulated in my car! Happy St. Patrick’s day!
Evan Thomas says:
March 17th 2010Over 50% of my breakfast was organic. I hope that’s green enough!
Ibu says:
March 17th 2010I use canvas bags during shopping. I love the colors are green and makes me look and feel green.
Andrea says:
March 17th 2010I always have my trusty (if not green coloured) reusable water bottle on hand, and tonight I’ll be culling my closets to donate to a local charity!
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says:
March 17th 2010I shut off the water in the shower when I lather up.
Amanda Thebe @foxyburd says:
March 17th 2010I am always conscious of being green – we are building a fort in our house made out of all recycled tissue boxes, cereal boxes and toilet roll tubes. Thank me earth for not dumping this stuff and now having to put up with a cardboard contraption!! :)
april says:
March 17th 2010I cleaned out my pantry and recycled old papers!
Cascia @ Healthy Moms says:
March 17th 2010Great tips! I need to get a new water bottle.
ashley says:
March 17th 2010I’m using a refillable water bottle on my road trip and NOT buying bottled water.
Robyne says:
March 17th 2010For St. Patrick’s Day I am looking through the seed catalog so I can plan out my garden. I am also reading the book “Plenty” (which I checked out from the library). It’s about eating locally and thinking globally.
Robyn says:
March 17th 2010I have a green baggu bag that I’m bringing to the grocery store!
empower me photo guy says:
March 17th 2010These are great tips for today, and for everyday! I especially like how they’re just small changes but they really will make such a big diffference to the environment. Making changes like these to your life is great for empowerment too!
Claire says:
March 17th 2010I reuse my ziploc bags and foil that I use from the lunch I bring to work:-) cc
Heather says:
March 17th 2010I never go to the grocery store without a reusable bag and I ALWAYS have a water bottle with me at work that I refill everyday!!! Its getting old though, could use a new one…:)
Erika @ Dr. TriRunner says:
March 17th 2010Part of my “green” for today was a 8 mile run and a 20 mile bike with my boyfriend! It was amazing weather outside, and we didn’t use gas to go get in our car and workout at the gym!
livingwithchickens says:
March 17th 2010Well, the first thing is wear my cute “new” (from goodwill) green sweater, size L, a year ago I was 2XL. Then, I will carry my water to work in my own bottles, and my coffee in my travel mug that I always use. And finally, I picked up produce that the grocery store was planning to throw away, saved it from the landfill, and fed my chickens. I love being green, even when it isn’t St. Patrick’s Day.
Erin says:
March 17th 2010I use a Brita Water filter on my faucet. Only good green water for my baby Samantha!
Karen Harris says:
March 17th 2010I will be harvesting kale from my EarthBox on my lanai and putting it in my morning smoothie.
Karen
Clarice says:
March 17th 2010I used a cut up old t-shirt today to dust, instead of paper towels.
Ali says:
March 17th 2010Well, today I recycled my school papers from this semester bc a new one starts Monday. And I took my mamas pink kor water bottle to school instead of buying bottled water.
Gina says:
March 18th 2010Wednesdays’ are usually my grocery shopping day, and I always try to remember to bring my reusable shopping bags! I don’t think I’ve used a plastic bag for months now!
:)
stacey gardiner says:
March 18th 2010well for st pats day it was so nice the weather I have been trying not to get a ride to places like the mall or grocery shopping I have just walked there or used my bike and I hardly use the bus or car in the summer I ride my bike more doing that helps less people on the road and less fumes
Michelle says:
March 18th 2010To be green yesterday, I decided my son and I would not drive to an activity, but walk instead. We decided to do a small hike, so we walked from our house to this lovely area full of wildlife and a beautiful dam. We saw a gorgeous deer and listened to the peaceful sound of the water rushing near us. It was a perfect day, and it was nice to know that we did a small bit in making our footprint on the earth just a wee bit smaller yesterday.
Jennifer says:
March 18th 2010I love my KOR water vessel and I use it everday. Confession, I have an addiction to Diet Pepsi and I have one very reliable refillable cup.
Vanessa says:
March 18th 2010I used my camelbac water bottle everyday at the gym and I acutally bought a refillable cup for my iced tea the other day so while I’m a work I don’t have to get a new cup from the cafateria. Also last night I parked far away fromo my boyfriends house, and he offered to drive back to my car late at night but I said lets go green and walk. I have cleaned out my closet 3 times since I started loosing weight a year ago and I cleaned it out for the 3rd time last week. I use all the articles of clothing that can be used to clean cars/ around the house, I cut them up and put them in a big blue IKEA bag marked “cloths to clean with”. There are so many others but these are the things I can think about right now. :)