A lot of natural moms have asked me in the last few months what they can do to avoid using plastic baby bottles. I usually tell them that they can always go with the old standard....glass baby bottles. Nowadays they are super cute and they are actually much safer than plastic when you consider that plastic can leach chemicals. When heated, five of the most popular brands of polycarbonate -- the clear, shatterproof plastic used in baby bottles -- leached bisphenol A at levels that have been … [Read more...]
Organics at Costco
I made a trip to Columbus, Ohio (about an hour away) today with the plan to go to Whole Foods and Costco. Well, I am in love with the Columbus Costco. Well, actually the Whole Foods rocks too but I didn't end up having time to go there today. The Costco is brand new and the organic selections were in abundance. Here are some of the organic products I found: Stonyfield yogurts, apples, frozen green beans, frozen soy beans, frozen broccoli florets, frozen pineapple chunks, beef, juice boxes, … [Read more...]
Nutrition at School
The subject of healthy meals at school has been consuming alot of my thoughts lately so I thought I would share my feelings on this hot topic and also tell you why this has become an issue in my family. We all want our children to eat healthy food right? We may put alot of time and effort into making their meals as nutritious and healthy as possible but we sometimes we may not be in charge of their food options. The majority of children attend public school and monitoring what they eat while … [Read more...]
Crunchy Moms
We natural moms have a bunch of labels like hippie, granola, and even crunchy. Well, I get asked all the time what in the world crunchy means so I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Urban Dictionary online has a definition for crunchy mama. Crunchy Mama: Mother who supports homebirth, breastfeeding, baby wearing, cloth diapering, co-sleeping, gentle discipline, etc. One who questions established medical authority; tends to be vegetarian and/or prepare all-organic foods. See crunchy and … [Read more...]
rBGH and Mad Cow Disease Headlines
The Organic Consumers newsletter was a very interesting read this week. Two tidbits that interested me in particular were those about Monsanto's fight against rBGH labeling (You already know what I think of Monssanto) and the USDA's fight against beef companies voluntarily testing for Mad Cow Disease. The two headlines really had me scratching my head and wondering about human intelligence. The RBGH headline is timely because I have been debating dairy practices with members on a local … [Read more...]
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