Comments on: Are The Plastics In Your Kitchen Harming You?

By: Carole Fogarty

Carole Fogarty — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:49:29 +0000

Hi everyone,

The three winners of March competitions are:

@ Barbi Alexander

@ Marya

@ Janette

Congratulations to all winners.

Please email me with your mailing details.

Thanks

Carole

By: Carole Fogarty

Carole Fogarty — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:55:05 +0000

Winners for the stainless steel lunch boxes and cotton string bags are being announced tomorrow.

Stay tuned.

Carole

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:30:48 +0000

On Keeping veggies fresh without nasty plastic:

I have found that a damp towel wrapped around the veggies works well when kept in the veggie compartment of my fridge.

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:26:07 +0000

I use a competly reusable, non-waste, lunch system for my kids, but I’d love to have it be non-plastic. And for my Hubby too!! Recently I convinced DH to keep a plate at work to heat food un on, rather than inside his plastic. small steps, I say.

School lunches are more challenging. I am working on recycling in the lunchroom, but here in the midwest recycling is, unfortunatly, a low priority! humph!

Regardless of winning or not, I just might have to purchase a few of these metal containers!!

By: Carole Fogarty

Carole Fogarty — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:48:45 +0000

Hi Marya,

Isn’t it great when you find an alternate to plastic thats green.

Wahoo!

Carole

By: Marya

Marya — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:46:20 +0000

I am starting the road to detox the kitchen. I am really going to look at what I am using but I know it will be a long haul. I’ve never seen the stainless options before.

By: Carole Fogarty

Carole Fogarty — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:46:50 +0000

Hi Barbi,

Glad you like the stainless options. I’ve got friends who shop at camping stores and find all sorts of useful containers in stainless. No reason these options can’t be used in our homes.

Peace, love and chocolate

Carole

By: Carole Fogarty

Carole Fogarty — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:45:52 +0000

Hi Karyn,

Yep, you are right, plastic is everywhere. That’s why its definately a work in progress. One small step at a time.

I’ve found organic produce keeps really well in the fridge without plastic however its not always possible to get everything organic that you need.

I’m playing around with stainless steel and pyrex containers at the moment.

Peace, love and chocolate

Carole

By: Barbi Alexander

Barbi Alexander — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:45:35 +0000

I met up with a friend yesterday who had a stainless steel water bottle. She’s long upheld the view that plastics are toxic and thanks to her I have swapped all my plastic storage jars for glass and stainless steel which look much nicer anyway. I’m even using a convection microwave now because I can use metal in it. The only alternative I have found to plastic lunch boxes though is pyrex which I worry will break if I drop it. The stainless steel option would be perfect - and good looking as well!

By: Karyn

Karyn — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:12:28 +0000

You know, I had not thought of using stainless steel containers instead of plastic! I do have a stainless steel water bottle, and love it: Besides being a healthier choice, it’s also more durable if I bang it into something or drop it. Glass isn’t practical for carrying lunch to and from work (see “banging and dropping,” above) so I figured I had no choice but plastic.

One area that’s been a challenge is produce. I tried storing carrots in a paper bag one time, and found them shriveled up a day or so later; I guess the combination of paper and refrigeration sucked the moisture right out. And how do you tote wet lettuce, scallions, and such from store to fridge, and keep them fresh? There are non-petroleum plastics being manufactured, now; I wonder if someday we’ll have a food-origin, biodegradable plastic wrap/bag that we can use!

And then there are yogurt containers, the plastic wrap on cheese, etc., etc. Plastic is everywhere!

By: Jannette

Jannette — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:08:52 +0000

Hey Carole another great blogpost.
I would love to win a set of the string shopping bags, they look like they could scrunch up really easily into bub’s nappy bag, which is already scrunched into my generous handbag…
And the stainless steel info is spot on. I bought my baby her first sippa cup from Foogoo. They make stainless steel drip-proof cups using Biasphenol A free plastic for the mouthpiece.
A stainless stell lunchbox would accessorise very stylishly

Infinite Blessings
Jannette

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:22:09 +0000

Oh I’d love to win one of the lunchboxes. I’ve been looking for something like this for awhile now, I have 4 children who all take their lunch each day and at the moment we still use plastic containers.

cheers Kate