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This week finalizes my last day doing the packaging portion of Farm to fit. This week was very similar to last week in terms of process. We sanitize tables, lay out trays, place food bowls, measure everything, lid, nutrition sticker, put in the fridge and do it all over again. It was nice to feel comfortable and know what I was doing, some new people started today and they came to me with questions I could actually answer on my own!
There was quite a bit of food left over today so what we didn’t spread out in the bowls was put aside for the workers to take home which was awesome they were getting fed. One conversation that sparked my interest was when a new employee asked, “these plastic bowls seem wasteful because I asked and customers are not allowed to return them”. I agreed, but to be fair they were nice plastic bowls that were microwave safe. If I was subscribing to meals I would keep every bowl as tubberware, but you can only hope that is what customers are doing if they are environmentally conscious. I wish there was a way to return the bowls for reuse but that intersects with health code violations. I wonder if there are biodegradable bowls and how those would withstand not only holding food but travelling, and cost?
The food we dished up today included:
- Prosciutto wrapped chicken, a rice blend and brussel sprouts (unchicken for vegetarians)
- Salmon, zucchini veg mix and mashed potatoes with a sweet butter on the side (an eggplant version of the salmon for vegetarians)
- Roast beef in gravy with cauliflower carrot blend and some kind of grain (DELICIOUS mushroom replacement for the beef)
- A chicken chili (veggie pepper chili to replace)
Next week I move onto food prep for the meals so it will be an interesting step backwards to see how these meals are created.