We started using glass mason jars for all sorts of stuff, from salad containers, to salt shakers, to cup (well I am Southern so mason jar glasses is not new).
One thing we found is a Mason Jar Straw Lid. This was awesome as the boy loves drinking out of a straw.
Actually, he mostly likes blowing bubbles in his milk through a straw. However, the lid keeps the bubbles in the jar.
I figure that I should do something to support her, especially since I now know exactly how serious she is.
I figure that the best way I can show I am thinking about her goals and how I can help her is to find a replacement for her favorite drink. To do that I looked to infused waters. Then I found this Mason Jar Infuser lid.
The lid fits on a mason jar and has a compartment under it that holds fruit under the water so that you can infuse the water with some of the fruit taste without a lot of the sugar.
Cucumber water has long been a favorite of many celebrities and now my wife can have the benifits of it without being too fancy.
All she has to do is slice up her favorite fruit and insert a few slices in the Mason Jar Infuser, fill the jar with water, close the lid, and wait.
She can do this before bed and have a drink ready to go in the morning.
She loves it and I get supportive husband points.
Today we show a DIY mason jar lid cut from a orange juice container. It makes poring simpler, and is an all around better tip. As Genny says in the video, we saw this on survival blog and wanted to share.
I tend to visit Survival Blog very often, and Rawles even wrote the introduction to one of my books.
We also used the top of a salt container as a lid. Something else that works well is the top off of a Parmesan lid. It is interesting and useful to note that many grocery tops are interchangeable is you are paying attention. Mayonnaise jar lids are also pretty close to the threads on a mason jar.
We have also bought different types of lids from jars that had fruit infusers, to sprouting holes, places to hold straws. The mason jar is an ingenious invention, and that product has been improved by all the different lids created for it.
Simply take a baby food jar (or any other size you want), and paint the lid with chalkboard paint. You can then write whatever is in the jar on the lid.
If used with spices, you can then easily store in a drawer beside the stove, rather than above the stove.
However, the heat from the stove will cause a reduced lifespan of the spices.
Like the other mason jar lid tips, your mileage may vary on how useful this is. I used this idea for spices for about 6 months and then went back to my old ways. It works, no doubt about it. Unfortunately my handwriting is horrible.
Besides on the counter I did not need a lot of labeling, as I could see through the jars. However, if you used smaller jars and put them in a drawer so you could only see the top, then this would be an awesome tip for organization.
Try it, you may find a use for it.
She figured out the novel approach that if she wanted to create a blog about healthy eating and start doing videos about it, then I would be more inclined to help her. I hate to admit it, but she is probably right.
Today’s video is her first video of an idea she found to make salads in mason jars.
I am not sure where my wife found this tidbit (I would guess either Facebook or Pinterest), but when she shared it with me I was excited.
My wife and I now make our lunches in bulk at the start of the week and store them in mason jars.
This helps with portion control, time management, and it keeps me eating my vegetables.
This is a pretty flexible way to get work lunches, but you need to beware of moisture.
What we have found is that if you layer your foods in the Mason jar according to moisture level and resistance to moisture you can get by with some creative ideas.
We start with the dressing, and then add things like chopped chicken, olives, and/or cherry tomatoes. We then add some cheese, then lettuce, and lastly any croutons.
These store easily in the fridge, are distinguishable in the break room fridge, and you can eat it directly from the jar.
However, I find that if you pack the jar full it can be heard to get a good mix of dressing and greens, but if you leave some room you can shake the jar and mix it up that way.
Like most things, I got an idea from somewhere and then took it farther, for the last couple of weeks I have been carrying one of these salad jars with a Mason jar of chili or other leftovers.
Score one for the wife.
Do me a favor and leave her some nice comments so she keeps positive about both her new videos and her struggle to get her family to east healthier…