Saturday, January 30, 2010

FLOP

I saw two people wearing flip flops in the snow today. TWO.


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Friday, January 29, 2010

Science Fare


As part of a greater effort to reduce waste, I vowed to undertake the move from many individually packaged yogurt cups to a larger container doled out into daily servings. Thus, this week I launched (drum roll) The Great Yogurt Experiment. Pardon the spotty methodology; I haven't set foot in a science lab since high school.

Problem: To find a reliable way to move yogurt from large container at Point A to consume in smaller quantities at Point B. Yogurt must be transported with minimal spillage; yogurt containers must possess a minimal spray factor when opened.

Control: vanilla yogurt, from 32 oz. container

Variable: types of tupperware used to transport smaller amounts of aforementioned yogurt to Point B, including but not limited to glass tupperware and a recycled plastic butter container.

Results: No yogurt was spilled in the course of the experiment. Preferred container: small butter container--allows for portion control and easier polishing off of side-dwelling yogurt remnants.

Conclusion: Yogurt transport provides reliable storage options while reducing disposable packaging of smaller yogurt containers.

Extra credit: Make my own yogurt? Hmm.