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Entries from April 5th, 2010

Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Plastics Out

April 5th, 2010 · 38 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Call to Action

I’m pleased to feature Beth Terry of My Plastic-Free Life for today’s spring cleaning carnival. She is amazing in her commitment and her knowledge, as you’ll discover by the time you read her story below. Be sure to catch all the past topics and upcoming themes here. My Plastic Story: From Addict to Activist Before [...]

Are Stainless Steel Food Storage Containers Worth the Premium Price? (Life Without Plastic Review and GIVEAWAY)

April 5th, 2010 · 401 Comments · What to Buy

Fifteen dollars for a bowl with a lid strikes me as expensive. I’m a frugal (cheap!) girl, and I had a hard enough time going from the “4 containers for $2 minus a $1 off coupon” Gladware to the “4 containers for $6-8 and no coupons” Pyrex glass dishes. I have to say I was [...]

Monday Mission: Get in that Plastics Cupboard!

April 5th, 2010 · 30 Comments · Monday Missions

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to evaluate and reduce your plastic storage containers. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps All right kids…we’ve talked about soap and gluten so far during the Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out! carnival, not exactly anything that made you put your scrubbing gloves on. This week [...]

Jesus Died Today…

April 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

…so I’ll be offline to commemorate His time in the tomb and practice proper mourning – not because death is scary or sad (He conquered it, you know!), but because of the gravity of my sins and those of the whole world. Fast and pray. Our world needs you.

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Phytic Acid in Rice Reduced 96% with Accelerated Fermentation

April 1st, 2010 · 55 Comments · Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition

Please catch up on all the soaking grains research for the scoop on phytates, phytic acid, phytase and more! I’ve been looking for another “real scientist” to balance the Great Debate between Sally Fallon and my Australian PhD contact. Imagine my joy when I stumbled across Stephan Guyenet, Ph.D. a Senior fellow at the University [...]