Eco and parenting haven’t always gone together naturally like, say, peaches and cream, or rocking horses and nurseries. But with bills and inflation on the rise, it’s a topic that’s becoming hotter than a chilli ice cream sundae – I’m sure you can use your imagination to draw a comparison if you haven’t tried one!
The issue most parents face is finding the time to make it work for them, and working out which areas are most worthwhile saving money and energy on. Making your own baby food, sourcing good quality second-hand clothes and toys via ebay or Freecycle, and using more eco nappy options – some parents are now even toileting their children from birth - for your cherubs are probably the three biggest areas where it pays to be a bit more thoughtful.
As a myth debuster, babies will happily eat whatever you yourself have had for dinner, so long as it’s pureed, saving you money and waste on pre-prepared food jars. To point you in the right direction, baby food connoisseur Annabel Karmel’s been writing cookbooks on this topic for literally decades, while Fay Ripley’s family cookbook, in which the actress cooks one meal the whole family – husband and two small children – can enjoy. (To save even more cash, be a bit cheeky and ask your friends if you can borrow copies of any of these first to see if they’ll work for you).
Ultimately, the key to running the eco gauntlet is just making a few simple changes to your life, and then sharing the ideas that have worked for you. Kermit the frog once sang that it’s not easy being green – but with great new emerging eco portlets of knowledge out there, it’s becoming a lot easier than it used to be. So what’s worked for you?
Written by Natalia Gameson, the editor of energyrethinking.org, an online tip sharing portal to help parents save money and energy.
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