A seventh grade student, Claire Nelson learned that di(ethylhexyl)adepate (DEHA), considered a carcinogen, is found in plastic wrap. She also learned that the FDA had never studied the effect of microwave cooking on plastic-wrapped food. Claire began to wonder: “Can cancer-causing particles seep into food covered with household plastic wrap while it is being microwaved?”Read more about Plastic Wrap and Containers with Heat cause Serious Toxicity[…]

This is an easy recipe you can make with the kids. You make your own apple sauce or get a good organic one. Give each child their own little bowl, let them spoon out about 1/2 a cup of apple sauce to their dish. Let them drizzle a spoon of real maple syrup on top.Read more about No bake Apple Crumble.[…]

Use these tips to help your child get the most out of their meals, Variety is the spice of Life! Offer lots of different food options and choices at meals and snack time. Include different textures flavours and colours. Make it interesting. Include your children in meal preparations and shopping when ever you can. PlayRead more about Five ways to Help your Child Eat Healthy Foods[…]

Over 90% of poison exposures happen at home. Common bleach is the #1 household chemical involved in poisoning. Organic pollutants, found in many common cleaners and even air fresheners, are 2 to 5 times higher inside your home than out. A person who spends 15 minutes cleaning scale off shower walls could inhale three times the “acute one-hour exposure limit” for glycol ether-containingRead more about Eight Reasons to use Organic, Non-toxic Cleaners in your Home[…]