Holdbart

For the past couple of years I've consciously decided to be more eco-friendly. This occupies a lot of my thoughts as a  consumer. Why is there so much plastic?  Why is there so much unnecessary packaging? What products can I buy that have made the least carbon footprint? Is this biodegradable?  I reuse things, recycle what I can and reduce my consumption which in turn reduces trash. I buy things used when I can. This is something I'm striving to be better at which is why when Holdbart came to Skien I was interested.

Holdbart is a store which sells food that is soon going out of date at a discounted price. The discounted prices interest the consumer and it ensures outdated or nearly outdated food will be sold. Considering 1/3 of the food we purchase is wasted, Holdbart is a great idea.

If I had the energy and the time I'd create a blog dedicated to recipes from lost cost foods from Holdbard finds. But here I am, with no energy and no time so this idea is up for grabs, y'all. Vær så god! You're welcome! 

Of course it's difficult to go into Holdbart when you have your grocery list and you try to find every single item on that list. Usually what I do is I go there to buy the things that is already on my list before I do my shopping anywhere else. I strive to do grocery shopping one day a week and I try to find the best prices possible. 

Some examples of things you can find there are boxed tomatoes for 5 kroner (about 60 US cents), bean pasta (protein enriched pasta made from beans for 7 kroner a box (about 90 cents), vegan cheese (when my youngest daughter had colic I gave up dairy and I fell in love with vegan cheese) 20 kroner a block (about $2.80)