Reddit reviews Rubbermaid Modular Food Lids, Space Saving Plastic Storage Containers, 18- Cup, Clear

Buy your own freakin container for $8 ONCE instead of asking for them to increase the amount of plastic used substantially on 2.7 billion boxes of cereal bought per year in the US alone

I mean holy shit it's like you all just want to see the Earth crash and burn due to laziness.

Every night I have a base of either quinoa or rice, prepared in my rice cooker with various vegetables and spices. If rice, I'll roll it up with nori for homemade veggie rolls.

With dinner I have a 12 ounce glass of water with two tablespoons of flax and one tablespoon of chia.

I buy my pinto beans and black beans loose in bulk at the local grocery store when picking up my vegetables, usually around 5 or 6 pounds of each at a time.

Cumin, garlic powder, tahini, and dry garbanzo beans go for a good homemade hummus in a food processor. Needs a fresh lemon or two squeezed into the tahini. Original recipe had olive oil and salt, I leave out the oil entirely and either cut the salt down to a dash or none at all.

I keep oats and almond meal on hand to make pdb cookies with the same food processor, just add a banana or two, cinnamon, nutmeg, almond butter, and raisins if you like. The original recipe called for dates and I said eat me I'm doing raisins.

I got peppermint in bulk to make tea with, both by itself as well as mixing with chamomile, mugwort, etc.

I keep almost all of the above in these convenient cereal containers to both extend shelf life, shelf space, and remove any branding or advertising. Mason jars are also awesome!

Don't forget you can dehydrate your own food as well!

Edit: I don't work for Amazon, I just live no-car and order like this to survive!

I use something like this. I put it on my scale and tare between ingredients. Once complete I close the lid and shake like crazy. Let it settle for a while before you open it up. I usually keep 6 containers is some state of fullness just so I can have variety.

I used to add the ingredients to the mixing bowl of my stand mixer so I could just turn that on really slow to combine but the new way seems more efficient for me.

also, u/time_bot, these aren't necessary but I've enjoyed these products in my experimentation:

reusable bag from anvoa

cereal box I use this as my main sous vide container, I don't trust it at high temps or for a long time but its BPA free and the flap comes off so it's been handy. Joule fits fine and balances well. Probably not the best product but my pans are a huge hassle to dig out for a quick three hour cook so this has been a blessing.

something like these Mason jars are working very well for baking or sweets, just make sure you close them just enough to keep them water tight but open enough to let air escape. Anova explains why here

I got something like this to protect my counter top since I heard you could really mess it up if you don't have a sort of barrier. I'm sure my cook top would be fine but why not.

if I think of anything else I'll get back to you but these have been awesome

http://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-1856059-Modular-Cereal-Keeper/dp/B00BEUDXRW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425916963&sr=8-1&keywords=cereal+container

My family has been using them at least for 15 years now

I use these Rubbermade Cereal Containers

One way to reduce plastic isn't just to change the package, but encourage people to bring reusable containers.

Major stores like Winco sell bulk foods, but I am not sure if they allow you to bring your own container instead of using plastic bags.

Like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Modular-Container-BPA-free-1856059/dp/B00BEUDXRW

Invest in this. It's awesome and let's you see how much cereal is left http://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-1856059-Modular-Cereal-Keeper/dp/B00BEUDXRW?ie=UTF8&qid=1464362273&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1