By Alissa MacMillan

Eco-investigator and New Jersey native, Alissa MacMillan, seeks to find answers to your everyday questions about tough decisions we all face, when acting in the best interests for the environment. A freelance writer and philosophy lecturer, Alissa is a former features reporter for the New York Daily News and has been living in County Limerick for nearly eight years. Your queries on all matters environmental, are welcome.

This week, Alissa focuses on supermarket anxiety.

Q: I am trying to be eco-conscious in my food shopping, but I’m often confused. Do I buy the unwrapped sprayed broccoli or the organic wrapped, the UK potatoes in a paper bag or the Irish in plastic, the loose peppers or the pack of three, the oil in a plastic or glass bottle. The list goes on! How do I know what’s best?

A: Most of us have felt some form of option paralysis in the vegetable aisle when the environment is on our minds. Do I go organic, pass on the berries in the styrofoam, get my........

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