Tag Archive 'storage'

Green Bags to Preserve Freshness – Do They Work and Should You Use Them?

Posted in Nutrition on Apr 20th, 2009

No doubt you’ve seen the ads on TV for Green Bags, which are designed to preserve fresh produce for up to 10 times its normal life. Well, last month we received a message from Clementine in Texas, asking whether we thought they were a good idea.
To be frank, our instant reaction to Green Bags the [...]

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Freezing Baby Food – What Type of Container Do You Use?

Posted in Great baby products on Apr 15th, 2009

Many parents are wary of freezing their baby’s food in regular plastic ice cube trays. This is particularly true in the US and Canada, where concerns over potentially harmful chemicals such as BPA and phthalates leaching into baby food from plastic containers has led to a gradual elimination of their use in baby feeding equipment.
Fortunately, there are [...]

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Is Homemade Baby Food Safe?

Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 13th, 2008

Earlier this week we received an e-mail from a concerned parent who was worried that homemade baby food would not be as safe for her little one as the jarred variety. We have received similar questions in the past and it set us to thinking about why parents might perceive it risky – or less [...]

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