Meal prep bags that aren't ziplocs

[trubandloki]

It seems like you could do this easily with two different things.
Setting up for someone house sitting you can use the dreaded pony club required paper bags. The amount you are talking about will probably work best in a paper grocery bag, which is pretty heavy duty. These will not have to hold up to travel or anything. You can simply put them back into whatever container that you store your grain in, the house sitter opens the container and pulls out one paper bag.

For travel you can do what was suggested above, one larger container and bring a scoop.

[Louisthekingv]

Look on Amazon for ‘2 gallon silicone bag’ and there are some great options that aren’t terribly expensive. There are more options if you can make a 1 gallon bag work. Compostable bags could be another option and come in a variety of sizes.

[lenapesadie]

Do you sew?

Bags stiffened with interfacing so they are easier to fill could work. You could likely find a pattern for a shape that would suit you. Maybe a variation of a box bag or bento bag.

Fabric is pretty high, so perhaps not cheap if you buy new fabric from craft store. But men’s dress shirts could be upcycled.

[CrazyGuineaPigLady]

@lenapesadie

Do you sew?

Bags stiffened with interfacing so they are easier to fill could work. You could likely find a pattern for a shape that would suit you. Maybe a variation of a box bag or bento bag.

Fabric is pretty high, so perhaps not cheap if you buy new fabric from craft store. But men’s dress shirts could be upcycled.

In that vein, you could use old pillow cases and close them with rubber bands or hair ties.

I read above that you don’t like drawstring bags because they are hard to fill. Get a size large enough to open and “fold down” over a bucket.

[Walk_N_Gal88]

If you sew, take old plastic feed bags cut down and make totes out of them with enough top to roll down and tape or tie.

[Pally]

@Walk_N_Gal88

If you sew, take old plastic feed bags cut down and make totes out of them with enough top to roll down and tape or tie.

You know, that’s kind of brilliant. I know some people were making shopping bags out of the feed bags, but feed baggies out of the feed bags certainly works too.

I know this thread was started some 900 meals of the OP’s horse ago, but it seems to me that for her goals and size needs, the best option would be to upcycle/repurpose some used plastic buckets. The containers horse supplements come in tend to be perfect for this (if you don’t feed them, ask a friend or put something out you local horse FB group, etc). Barring that, as others have said, the restaurant industry also tends to have/throw away a lot of these.

Signed
the bucket hoarder

[JB]

@Pally

I know this thread was started some 900 meals of the OP’s horse ago,

[Xanthoria]

yeah, totally!

I ended up ruefully buying more ziploc bags for shows when I am away 2-4 days.

I’m afraid calling restaurants to ask them if I can have their used buckets and ending up with a bunch of containers that may or may not be useable could be a big time suck, and running a bunch of old feed sacks through my sewing machine is likely to result in the machine breaking (based on past experience), but I appreciate the ideas!

I’ve spent time scouring NextDoor and Craigslist for used tupperware, but in the end I found 1g food grade containers for $30/10 and it seems like that’s the best bang for buck here. Will have to use multiples to fit in all the beet and rice bran but thats OK.

[Pally]

Oh, you have experience with your sewing machine? That’s neat… mine just has experience with the closet

It looks like you found a nice solution. I’m with you on trying to reduce plastic use and especially single use, but it has it’s conveniences… even if you sometimes have to buy new to get it, it’s not so bad when it’s reuseable. I actually recently bought the amber plastic jars someone posted above for supplement packs. Shocked myself as an avid upcycler, but they really do fit the purpose best.

[Xanthoria]

@Pally

I’m with you on trying to reduce plastic use and especially single use, but it has it’s conveniences… even if you sometimes have to buy new to get it, it’s not so bad when it’s reuseable.

Its the truth!

[Spudsmyguy]

But then your bags need to be in a breathable container too, just the brown paper lunch bags are not enough.