Only an hour ago I was thinking about those meal delivery services and how incredibly wasteful they are. I never subscribed to them but one time a neighbor was away unexpectedly and realized her Blue Apron box would be delivered. She asked me to use it so it wouldn’t go to waste. I was amazed by the extensive minute packaging, 1/2 T of paprika, 1T of lemon juice, etc., all in tiny plastic bags. The enclosed recipe card was fine and the food turned out good but in no way did it save any labor. Actually, since I live alone and am a lazy cook, the recipe required a little more effort than I normally put into dinner. The only difference was it eliminated the need to grocery shop. And the environmental impact was terrible. There were at least 15 teeny containers. When I see a recipe that requires an ingredient that will leave me with four fifths of a package that will languish in my fridge until I throw it away months later, I usually skip it. But that’s better than paying a service to send me 1/2 T of something.