Wednesday Walkthrough: Canned Food

For this week's (slightly delayed) Wednesday Walkthrough, I'd like to direct you to a friend of mine's incredible post "Why I'm on a Canned Food Strike." Camille says it better than I could've, and she's got great links to back up her stories. Very compelling and discouraging at the same time. I've got some Annie's meals in my cupboard now, and I'm not sure where I'm going to find tomatos, tomato sauce, etc. that's not in a can; but this definitely renews my determination to replace canned food as much as possible.

Remember, baby steps. Don't get overwhelmed and not do anything. Take it one can at a time. Start with a doable goal...replace one canned item per week. You can do it!

BPA Free!

I've known since my baby girl was born that BPA is bad, but I didn't really know how bad, or even why. I've learned since then, and today I found an article from Seventh Generation that sums it up pretty well.

To quote from the article:

"There don't seem to be many health problems it doesn't cause -- hormone disruption, chromosome and reproductive changes, low sperm counts, impaired brain function, cardiovascular system damage, adult-onset diabetes, obesity, early puberty, cancer, and resistance to chemotherapy; you name it."

Read the entire article here.

Remember, it's all about taking steps, not leaps, toward a better lifestyle. Step one, as mentioned in the article, stay away from canned foods that have high citrus content. That's doable. One step at a time. You can do it!

Attention Moms of Newborns and Pregos!

Just found the link to this article. I know it's long, but there's tons of information packed into even just the first few pages. Please, please, be careful when buying plastics, formula cans, etc. And please, read this!

ps. This isn't just for babies; it's for everyone!