by Sara Parsons | Jul 25, 2022 | food, healthy home
One of the materials often recommended as a better replacement for plastics in the kitchen is silicone. It’s widely used in baby bottles, utensils, bakeware, ice trays, popsicle molds, etc. I have a lot of silicone kitchen items and I love them but there are a few...
by Sara Parsons | May 5, 2022 | children / babies, food
If you eat a lot of oats or have young children who do, this is an important study to be aware of. Since there is no federal monitoring of glyphosate in oats, the Environmental Working Group conducted several studies in 2018/2019 where they tested popular oat products...
by Sara Parsons | May 4, 2022 | food, healthy home
In this day and age, it’s virtually impossible to avoid all plastics in the kitchen but plastic is a major source of exposure to endocrine disruptors like BPAs and Phthalates so it helps to be mindful of which plastics increase that risk of exposure. In general, it’s...
by Sara Parsons | May 2, 2022 | children / babies, personal care / beauty
As you probably know, there are two types of sunscreen: Chemical sunscreens and physical barrier sunscreens. Chemical sunscreens absorb UV light where physical sunscreens block the rays altogether. Before we jump in, don’t be afraid to get a little sun as that Vitamin...
by Sara Parsons | May 2, 2022 | food, healthy home
Anyone else start researching “safe cookware” only to be led down a rabbit hole of “safe, eco, or green” claims and end up thoroughly confused? Similar to personal care products, cookware is one of the most greenwashed categories out there! Hopefully what I’ve...