We're not eco-warrior or anything like that but we
- Buy in bulk and buy fresh.
We buy all we can in bulk, including rice and noodles, meat and fish and, obviously, fresh fruits and vegetables. I can't recall the last time we purchased wrapped vegetables or fruits. Coffee, tea, spices, herbs,... all purchased in bulk and put in paper wrapping before being stored long term in metal or glass ones. - We also favor shops that are eco-friendly that
- will sell as much locally produced food (less shipping);
- won't overwrap stuff and
- that are not afraid to sell fruits that don't look perfect (they taste as good) and are not drowned into pesticides.
- As much as possible, we shop local (walking distance or using public transportation) and bring our own bag(s).
- We do as little delivery as we can, that includes not using Uber much—we have used it a single time since it has been available and I doubt we will ever use it again.
- We never buy ready-made/industrially processed food, nor pre-packaged sweets. We cook ourselves. Any pastry/sweet we eat will be fresh from our local artisan baker, his the bread (he make them all by hand). Or we prepare them ourselves (my spouse does the pastries, as if I like cooking a lot I have zero patience for pastries).
- My spouse is also kinda nerdy, she has calculated that we could save a little plastic (really not much but still) by purchasing 5L bottles instead of the standard 1L5 ones. And other little changes like that.
- We quit drinking soda. That was a lot of plastic less in our life, and a lot less of shit in our body too.
- We buy our better in semi-paper wrapper (pretty sure those are not eco-friendly) and we store it longer-term in one of those china/porcelain butter cup holder thingy.
The only thing we have yet to find alternatives to are yogurts and, how do you call that in English: fresh cheese? Fromage blanc, in French. Those are almost always sold in plastic containers.