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Tag: Food

We are what we eat – advice for greener, more healthier food consumption and choices, plus warnings on environmentally damaging toxic chemicals hidden in our food and destructive processes in food production.

Lunch boxes and lead

February 19, 2007 / Michael Bloch

Soft vinyl lunch boxes can contain dangerous levels of lead. Regardless of whether the food comes into direct contact with the lunch box; it’s still an unacceptable health risk and an environmental problem

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A brief look at the Freegan lifestyle

February 11, 2007 / Michael Bloch

Vegetarian, vegan.. and now, Freegan. I hadn’t struck this term before, so with curiosity piqued, off I went to discover a little more about the Freegan lifestyle.

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Sugar and the environment

January 20, 2007 / Michael Bloch

What’s the difference between white and raw sugar in terms of environmental impact? What about raw and brown sugar – are these the same product?

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Trans fats and chemical vs. enzyme interesterification

January 3, 2007 / Michael Bloch

Trans fats in foods are on the way out; it’s good news for consumer health, but the environment may suffer with some of the alternatives being used to ensure we continue to get our so called "heart friendly" fatty fixes.

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PFOA and PTFE – an environmental disaster

December 28, 2006 / Michael Bloch

Some chemicals used in non-stick cookware, stain resistant carpets, water resistant clothing, even fast food containers are poisoning us and the environment; and the frightening thing is they never break down.

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An earth friendly loaf

December 11, 2006 / Michael Bloch

Baking bread at home can give you a better, healthier cheaper loaf that’s also more earth friendly – and what’s more, it’s so easy to do

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Switching from white to brown bread

November 28, 2006 / Michael Bloch

Most of us know that brown bread is healthier than white bread in theory, but why is it so? Brown bread production is also kinder to the environment – discover why.

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Earth friendly spray-on cooking oils

November 18, 2006 / Michael Bloch

Spray-on cooking oils seem pretty convenient, but they are expensive and create an awful lot of extra rubbish – there are earth friendly alternatives to help save you money and the planet.

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Energy saving cooking tip

November 18, 2006 / Michael Bloch

Earth friendly cooking tip to help you save electricity or gas when cooking

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