Comments on: Crunch Pak Sliced Organic Apples: What’s with all the Plastic Packaging? http://www.green-talk.com/2009/08/15/crunch-pak-sliced-organic-apples-whats-with-all-the-plastic-packaging/ Turning the Planet Green, One Conversation at a Time Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Farmer's Daughter http://www.green-talk.com/2009/08/15/crunch-pak-sliced-organic-apples-whats-with-all-the-plastic-packaging/#comment-6738 Farmer's Daughter Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:39:57 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=3120#comment-6738 I grew up on an apple orchard and agree, the skin is the perfect packaging. Another question would be where did those apples come from? Fall (back to school time around here) is the perfect time for local apples. Local apples taste amazingly different from shipped from afar apples. I do see the convenience factor, though, for little kids that might have a hard time biting into an apple, say if they were missing their front teeth or something. But I think the problem is that they have to be individually packaged because the enzymes start to turn the apples brown as soon as they're cut. They're treated with chemicals (calcium... something) to keep them from turning brown in the sealed package, but once they're opened and exposed to fresh air, I'm pretty sure they start to turn brown again. You might do better to just cut an apple up and squirt it with some lemon juice in the morning. Never tried it but I bet it would work. .-= Farmer's Daughter´s last blog ..<a href="http://farmersdaughterct.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/my-students-need-your-help/" rel="nofollow">My Students Need Your Help!</a> =-. I grew up on an apple orchard and agree, the skin is the perfect packaging.

Another question would be where did those apples come from? Fall (back to school time around here) is the perfect time for local apples. Local apples taste amazingly different from shipped from afar apples.

I do see the convenience factor, though, for little kids that might have a hard time biting into an apple, say if they were missing their front teeth or something. But I think the problem is that they have to be individually packaged because the enzymes start to turn the apples brown as soon as they’re cut. They’re treated with chemicals (calcium… something) to keep them from turning brown in the sealed package, but once they’re opened and exposed to fresh air, I’m pretty sure they start to turn brown again.

You might do better to just cut an apple up and squirt it with some lemon juice in the morning. Never tried it but I bet it would work.
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]]> By: cheap bows http://www.green-talk.com/2009/08/15/crunch-pak-sliced-organic-apples-whats-with-all-the-plastic-packaging/#comment-6721 cheap bows Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:01:02 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=3120#comment-6721 Great read..I have bookmarked this page!! Great read..I have bookmarked this page!!

]]> By: TheGreenCat http://www.green-talk.com/2009/08/15/crunch-pak-sliced-organic-apples-whats-with-all-the-plastic-packaging/#comment-6720 TheGreenCat Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:40:23 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=3120#comment-6720 Anna: It looked like this: http://www.cheftools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=06-1131&variation= (Although I feel like they are much less expensive than the one on that website). .-= TheGreenCat´s last blog ..<a href="http://itsagreengreengreengreenworld.blogspot.com/2009/08/mean-green-trucking.html" rel="nofollow">Mean Green Trucking</a> =-. Anna: It looked like this: http://www.cheftools.com/prodi.....;variation= (Although I feel like they are much less expensive than the one on that website).
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]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2009/08/15/crunch-pak-sliced-organic-apples-whats-with-all-the-plastic-packaging/#comment-6713 Green Talk Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:00:21 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=3120#comment-6713 The GreenCat, I so agree. What kind of tool was it that you use? Anna The GreenCat, I so agree. What kind of tool was it that you use? Anna

]]> By: TheGreenCat http://www.green-talk.com/2009/08/15/crunch-pak-sliced-organic-apples-whats-with-all-the-plastic-packaging/#comment-6711 TheGreenCat Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:24:46 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=3120#comment-6711 Um, yea, apples ALREADY come in the perfect packaging: their skin! Seriously, why do we need everything to be done for us? Buy organic apples, wash them off and slice them. Then pack the slices in your kid's lunch. As a kid, my mom had a simple apple slicer which I loved to use (one I was old enough to manage it). It takes no time at all to core and slice an apple with it--probably as much time as it would take to open up that plastic package. Plus it was all metal--so you've got no plastic there either. Um, yea, apples ALREADY come in the perfect packaging: their skin! Seriously, why do we need everything to be done for us? Buy organic apples, wash them off and slice them. Then pack the slices in your kid’s lunch. As a kid, my mom had a simple apple slicer which I loved to use (one I was old enough to manage it). It takes no time at all to core and slice an apple with it–probably as much time as it would take to open up that plastic package. Plus it was all metal–so you’ve got no plastic there either.

]]> By: Mavis http://www.green-talk.com/2009/08/15/crunch-pak-sliced-organic-apples-whats-with-all-the-plastic-packaging/#comment-6706 Mavis Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:05:41 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=3120#comment-6706 The person or company that creates the first biodegradible bag that can keep food fresh is going to be very sucessful!! The person or company that creates the first biodegradible bag that can keep food fresh is going to be very sucessful!!

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