What I talk about when I talk about the omnipresence of plastics in our food system, a new service that helps you deal with it, and the potential of eating carbon-negative.
Thank you for writing in. I think Ball Jars are probably the best but it's so nice to have lots of sizes including squares and stuff. I've been doing my best to drink out of my metal to go cups but not drink thru the plastic lids. It's so hard to navigate when the best solutions we have are not complete.
Yes absolutely a plastics chapter, including where in our bodies it is accumulating and known effects, as well as any way to avoid adding to the problem.
Also: How to sieve through all the food instruction noise...if we followed every piece of advice we'd starve.
TY for writing in. Agree, there is too much noise in the world -- and junk food everywhere we look. And knowing what is healthy or "good" shouldn't be so hard to determine.
I'm sure a chapter on plastics in the food system would resonate, since it generally doesn't challenge people on their dietary choices. Press would like it.
Perhaps it's one of those things where we need to worry less about every individual ziplock bag we use at home, and more about how much unnecessary plastic is used on the food manufacturing, packaging, distributing, and retailing sides.
Side note, my modest proposal: restaurants and other sellers of prepared food to go, such as grocery deli counters, should only be allowed to use packaging that's recyclable in the municipal waste stream of their community. The city of Los Angeles only accepts plastics #1, 2, and 5 in our blue bins. Therefore under my law, providing customers with to-go ware made of any other plastics (e.g. 4 or 7) would be illegal. This feels logical, right??
Spot on as always. I really like your idea about restaurants following the rules of the city you live in for what kind of plastic can be recycled. Sidebar, I keep seeing folks walk out of restaurants with a black plastic tub -- the ones with a clear lid -- for their hot foods, which goes against everything we're being told is okay. Thanks for sharing!
I think it is a great idea for a whole chapter. I know many people want to find alternatives to plastic! Thanks for the articles/studies about black plastic! I will share them with my daughters! I have been only buying naked vegetables and fruit. I am boycotting Wally World because they are the biggest plastic selling retailer in Colorado. The plastic bottles, food, plastic UPF's, etc! It's terrible! Educating people about this is so important. Many don't even think about it. So thank you!
I would LOVE a genuinely practical alternative for ziploc bags and saran wrap but have not really found any. The bees wax packaging isn't at all air tight and after a while starts...shedding(?) the wax. I have this big dream of just buying a giant set of glass storage containers with twist off lids but then they'd also have to be microwave safe because while I don't. use it often - let's face it - it's a massive time saver. And these glass containers would need to stack so I don't need to bust out a wall to build more space for it. SO yes yes, a great alternative to plastic packaging is so necessary and I'm eager to see what is next but will also take recommendations!
So my expert at Toxic-Free Future says Ziploc plastic is different and is okay. That doesn't mean it's wonderful to use them liberally and toss them. I haven't bought Ziplocs in years and find myself just re-using the few that I do have. I happen to love the beeswax but there is a lot they don't work for. I have one re-usable silicone bag that I use for cut carrots to pack for a hike but I stay away from dark silicone that is used in the oven. Old school paper bags maybe? Glass ball jars? Weck jars? Good luck!!
Yes, I would love a chapter on plastic and a differentiation on the different products out today, because some are better than others?
Or, if all are bad, how do we cope w glass containers which still have a plastic lid? Or a metallic lid w some sort of plastic inside?
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Thank you for writing in. I think Ball Jars are probably the best but it's so nice to have lots of sizes including squares and stuff. I've been doing my best to drink out of my metal to go cups but not drink thru the plastic lids. It's so hard to navigate when the best solutions we have are not complete.
Yes absolutely a plastics chapter, including where in our bodies it is accumulating and known effects, as well as any way to avoid adding to the problem.
Also: How to sieve through all the food instruction noise...if we followed every piece of advice we'd starve.
TY for writing in. Agree, there is too much noise in the world -- and junk food everywhere we look. And knowing what is healthy or "good" shouldn't be so hard to determine.
I'm sure a chapter on plastics in the food system would resonate, since it generally doesn't challenge people on their dietary choices. Press would like it.
Perhaps it's one of those things where we need to worry less about every individual ziplock bag we use at home, and more about how much unnecessary plastic is used on the food manufacturing, packaging, distributing, and retailing sides.
Side note, my modest proposal: restaurants and other sellers of prepared food to go, such as grocery deli counters, should only be allowed to use packaging that's recyclable in the municipal waste stream of their community. The city of Los Angeles only accepts plastics #1, 2, and 5 in our blue bins. Therefore under my law, providing customers with to-go ware made of any other plastics (e.g. 4 or 7) would be illegal. This feels logical, right??
Spot on as always. I really like your idea about restaurants following the rules of the city you live in for what kind of plastic can be recycled. Sidebar, I keep seeing folks walk out of restaurants with a black plastic tub -- the ones with a clear lid -- for their hot foods, which goes against everything we're being told is okay. Thanks for sharing!
I think it is a great idea for a whole chapter. I know many people want to find alternatives to plastic! Thanks for the articles/studies about black plastic! I will share them with my daughters! I have been only buying naked vegetables and fruit. I am boycotting Wally World because they are the biggest plastic selling retailer in Colorado. The plastic bottles, food, plastic UPF's, etc! It's terrible! Educating people about this is so important. Many don't even think about it. So thank you!
Always love to hear what your own struggles are. Thx for sharing.
I would LOVE a genuinely practical alternative for ziploc bags and saran wrap but have not really found any. The bees wax packaging isn't at all air tight and after a while starts...shedding(?) the wax. I have this big dream of just buying a giant set of glass storage containers with twist off lids but then they'd also have to be microwave safe because while I don't. use it often - let's face it - it's a massive time saver. And these glass containers would need to stack so I don't need to bust out a wall to build more space for it. SO yes yes, a great alternative to plastic packaging is so necessary and I'm eager to see what is next but will also take recommendations!
So my expert at Toxic-Free Future says Ziploc plastic is different and is okay. That doesn't mean it's wonderful to use them liberally and toss them. I haven't bought Ziplocs in years and find myself just re-using the few that I do have. I happen to love the beeswax but there is a lot they don't work for. I have one re-usable silicone bag that I use for cut carrots to pack for a hike but I stay away from dark silicone that is used in the oven. Old school paper bags maybe? Glass ball jars? Weck jars? Good luck!!