Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Cool sites, Environment, Going Green, Reduce, Reuse, Sustainable on Aug 1st, 2011
My house is pretty much a plastic-free zone. We’ve eliminated all Tupperware and plastic storage containers. I don’t use any Zip-Lock-type bags. I have reusable grocery bags. We don’t use plastic wrap, opting instead for glass containers with lids. We don’t have a single plastic cup. I even got rid of all the plastic utensils [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, energy, Going Green on Jul 21st, 2011
We don’t think about what happens during the food manufacturing process. At least it’s not something that’s top-of-mind for me. Consider olives, for example. They are yummy. They get used in a variety of dishes. Personally, I love cooking with them. And yet I never considered the fact that there are lots of pits created [...]
Posted in Food, Going Green, Reduce, Reuse on May 23rd, 2011
We just threw a big party for Big Girl. Planning it was stressful, even once I found the venue. I knew I had to come up with favors and centerpieces. In the end, it turned out that the centerpieces were easy. It’s spring. Everyone is planting, so I got enough plants for every family to [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Going Green, Reduce, Safety on May 7th, 2011
Every morning Big Girl and Little Girl have cereal and yogurt. It’s organic yogurt free of artificial flavors and colors, but I still wonder how healthy it is. You see, it comes in a big plastic tub. I believe the tub is BPA-free, but I can’t really be absolutely sure, can I? I looked it [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Shopping on Apr 29th, 2011
My mom had Little Girl yesterday. Me, I was working. This week just won’t stop. Okay, so she goes out and, as usual, brings her home with food. In this case she’s got two muffins from the local bagel store — a chocolate chip for Big Girl and a blueberry for Little Girl. They arrive [...]
Posted in Environment, Favorite Things Friday, Going Green on Apr 22nd, 2011
Uggg. I’ve been messing with the design of this page, trying to improve social sharing. (And hoping to get more people to like the site on Facebook. What?!? You don’t like NaturalAsPossibleMom.com yet?!? Just click on the Facebook link below the TopMommyBlogs box below.) Anyway, my web designer (aka my husband) found a cute Twitter [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy, Going Green, Health on Apr 12th, 2011
I got a press release the other day touting a flavored water beverage called Hint. I had heard about it, but never tasted it. I figured it was just another beverage filled with artificial colors and flavors like the “water enhancer” MiO. When I emailed a reply the PR woman, she assured me it was [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food, Going Green, Organic on Mar 31st, 2011
I was at the deli counter of my favorite store. “Do you have any of the Boar’s Head All Natural stuff,” I asked. (Meaning: the Boar’s Head All Natural line, which is produced without artificial ingredients, added nitrates, MSG or gluten, and comes from animals that were raised on a vegetarian grain-fed diet without hormones [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Environment, Food, Going Green, Health, Organic on Mar 16th, 2011
Big Girl is a Girl Scout. A Brownie to be exact. I am a Girl Scout leader. It’s been three years. Every year around this time we’re asked to peddle cookies to our friends, relatives, and neighbors. Every year around this time I am extremely conflicted. In case you haven’t heard: Girl Scout cookies aren’t [...]
Posted in Food, Going Green, Health, School and education on Mar 3rd, 2011
I got an email today from the class mom. Here it is in an edited form: We will be having a small St. Patrick’s Day celebration in class during snack time on [date omitted]. We will be providing green bagels for this event and the teacher will be bringing in Irish soda bread. We will [...]