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Oprah-Green show with Simran Sethi

To celebrate Earth Day, April 22, make "going green" more than just a catchy line. Make it a part of your life—every day.

"In honor of our Earth, I love her, I'm asking all of you today to implement just one green idea to help the fight against global warming," Oprah says.

Start by making small changes…it's easier than you think. It's a question you're asked all the time, Paper or plastic? What's the environmentally correct answer? Simran says it's really neither. More than 380 million plastic bags are thrown away in the United States every year, and those plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in landfills. And while paper bags do eventually biodegrade, an estimated 14 million trees a year have to be cut down to make 10 billion paper bags.

The solution? Bring your own bag to the store and fill it with recycled and organic items.

Environmental expert Simran Sethi, from the Sundance Channel's The Green, says one place to start when making eco-friendly choices is the grocery store.
1.    Many items come in packaging made from petroleum products. Instead, look "for things that have minimal packaging," Simran says.
2.    If you must buy disposable plates, look for ones made of 100 percent recycled plastic. "They're dishwasher safe, easy to use, and you can use them over and over again."
3.    Buy recycled aluminum foil, which requires just one-twentieth the energy of nonrecycled foil. Then, recycle it when you're done!

Buy organic produce. Because it doesn't use pesticides, it uses less energy. "This is actually going to be healthier for you and healthier for the planet

Ideal Bite
toting a canvas bag to the store wasn't so popular - garnering her a bunch of weird looks. She still gets the weird looks, but for various other reasons.

Wanna Try?
If you drive, keep these handy in your car for unexpected grocery store stops:
Blue Lotus - handbag-happy Sara likes these best, especially because 10% of their profits go to protecting sea turtles harmed by the use of the bags ($5-15).

Read more about  eco-friendly choices at the grocery store at Ideal Bite,
http://www.idealbite.com/tiplibrary/archives/byob