Should you Plastic?

Well, should you? Do you know? Should you choose different? Humm...I think I'll choose different!

From Ideal Bite

Switch to better food storage. Disposable containers are piling up in landfills faster than you can say "ziplock," and toxins in plastic are no party. Reduce your daily polymer intake by storing lunches and leftovers in safer materials.

The Benefits

1. Happy hormones. Some plastics, such as PVC (look for #3 inside the recycle symbol on the container) and polystyrene (#6), contain hormone disruptors and other nasty chems that can leach into food.

2. Longer lasting alternatives. Ceramic and glass containers are the last to leave the party, since they don't warp or stain like plastic.

3. Less trash. Disposable plastic baggies can take 1,000 years to decompose.

4. Safe zapping. Doctors recommend that you don't microwave plastic; ceramic and glass go from fridge to microwave and back again without leaching toxins.

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