Being eco means not buying and wrapping everything up in sight without thought. According to the Use Less Stuff Report, wrapping paper and shopping bags alone account for about 4 million tons of trash annually in the US. Even the production of it all causes harm – think of all of that ink and paper. [...]
I often find parents come to me with many challenges in regards to feeding their children. One of the biggest is vegetables! For some reason their children won’t eat them. I offer many suggestions to make vegetables more appealing – involving your children in food preparation, serving just a taste of a vegetable they don’t [...]
I love the holiday season! The friends, parties, traditions!! The one thing I don’t love is the over indulgence that we often see during this time. Here are my 5 tips to stay eco-chic this holiday season: 1. Creative Wrapping: Get creative! Wrap in something that people would also love to be gifted, like a [...]
Now is the time for all you Do-It-Yourselfers to SHINE! We love watching everyone’s DIY gifts on pinterest and wanted to share some of our faves….and offer some holiday gift suggestions that won’t break the bank or fill the landfills. To Enter: Post your picture on our facebook wall OR email them to us at [...]
Welcome to cold and flu season! Besides being active, getting enough sleep and activity, and reducing stress, here are some dietary measures to help you and your families fend off viruses this winter: 1) Eat at least 7 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. They contain antioxidants like beta-carotene, vitamin C, and phytochemicals. Choose a [...]
When you throw things away, where do you think away is? One place it absolutely shouldn’t be is here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM). Buy cloth napkins to replace paper napkins. Buy a set of stainless steel chopsticks instead of wood ones in paper sleeves. Buy food safe and leak-proof storage instead of using tin foil, plastic baggies and [...]
Wondering what to do with the last bit of herbs from your garden? Luckily there are some creative ways to store and preserve these fragrant gems into the winter months. Of course you could dry them out and crush them for teas or a dried powdered version or better yet why not submerge them in [...]
Go corn-free…we don’t mean corn-on-the-cob, we mean corn-fed meat, corn-sweetened juice and pop, corn-oiled salad dressings, crackers and cereals with corn, corn syrups, corn solids, corn starches and more GMO, processed food product! Corn-stuff is in way too much of our food and everyday products, especially from packages and restaurants. Corn has many ways of [...]
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Powering up all the gadgets in our lives with conventional batteries and then dumping them in landfills creates a toxic mess. Instead, try rechargeables. They are 20% less harmful than tossing out a one-time-use one and if stored properly – you can get a lot more charge out of the battery life. Read up on [...]
