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Category: Food Safety

Be Kind Kids Glass Dishware (Giveaway!)

Posted on: Apr 16, 2012

Filed Under Food Safety, Giveaways Coupons, Product Reviews | 207 Comments

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Getting away from using plastic when it comes to kids dishware can be tricky. But once they reach an age where they are sitting with you to eat, you can start getting away with trying new materials. I discovered Be Kind and their dishes through The Glass baby Bottle initially and I heard they had [...]

Avoiding BPA Despite the Recent FDA Ruling Not To Ban

Posted on: Apr 1, 2012

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Food Safety | 11 Comments

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This week the FDA ruled against banning BPA in food packaging products because for them, there was not enough evidence to deem it unsafe. Of course, I was disappointed and I think they missed an opportunity to do the right thing. That’s obvious. But my biggest fear is that people will take their word for [...]

Arsenic Scare in Formulas and Foods Using Brown Rice Syrup

Posted on: Feb 20, 2012

Filed Under Food Safety | 11 Comments

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We had quite the whirlwind last week over the study that Dartmouth released on February 16th about elevated levels of arsenic in some formula and food products containing organic brown rice syrup. I wanted to address it here even though it’s been addressed elsewhere last week. I wanted to provide a list of the facts [...]

LunchBots New Quad Containers

Posted on: Feb 13, 2012

Filed Under Food Safety, Product Reviews | 10 Comments

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I am a long time fan of LunchBots. I’ve been using their products since I discovered them and am so pleased with every product we have. My oldest son carries his sandwich in a LunchBots Uno every day and I use their LunchBots Pico for snacks in my bag for me and my little guy while we’re [...]

Safer Cooking: Part 2! Cookware Options and Risks

Posted on: Feb 9, 2012

Filed Under Food Safety, Healthy Home | 6 Comments

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As a follow up to my piece on Cast Iron Cookware and Care, I wanted to continue my dialogue with Kristen from MightyNest who has some deeper knowledge on what’s safe in the kitchen and what carries some risks. She has really done some homework on this topic so I wanted to share this with [...]

BPA Free Thanksgiving?

Posted on: Oct 29, 2011

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Food Safety | 14 Comments

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(Re-posted from a while ago but a good one to revisit!) Since all this started I’ve been trying desperately to come up with alternatives to the old family favorites that require a can of this or that. So here’s a few solutions I’ve come up with that replace those cans that plague our meals with [...]

Wean Green Glass Storage Sandwich Cubes

Posted on: Sep 9, 2011

Filed Under Food Safety, Product Reviews | Comments Off

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I’ve written about Wean Green before, because I love food storage options that don’t rely solely on plastic. So when The Glass Baby Bottle sent me a sample of Wean Green’s new Sandwich Cubes I was anxious to try them out. Wean Green is most well known for their cute little glass Cubes which are [...]

Pre-School Snacks: How To Handle Unhealthy Snacks At School

Posted on: Aug 24, 2011

Filed Under Food Safety, Healthy Schools | 24 Comments

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Now that I am a seasoned preschooler Mom I can offer some valid advice on the subject of snacks. If you have a child in preschool, chances are they observe a daily snack time. Depending on your school, they handle it different ways. Some schools provide the snacks for the kids – and they [...]

New Cheat Sheets for Back to School

Posted on: Aug 10, 2011

Filed Under Food Safety, PVC Free | 4 Comments

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Hi all! I know some of us are already back IN school this week but I’ve put up a new version of the Safer Lunch Gear cheat sheet this morning which was revised somewhat from last year’s. I removed a thing or two and added some new brands. There are tons of great reusable (and [...]

Back to School Review & Giveaway from MightyNest

Posted on: Jul 27, 2011

Filed Under Food Safety, Green Mama, Product Reviews | 223 Comments

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I know, you’re thinking “Back to school already? It’s still JULY.” But, some of you can relate to me because my son starts Kindergarten on August 8th. Which is so bizarre to me having grown up in New York where school was a distant thought until Labor Day. Anyway, so since many kids will be [...]