Packaging

The chemicals added during the production of our food is not the only problem. The packaging can supply additional contaminants and may be cause for concern as well. As an example, many canned foods such as vegetables, tomato paste and soup have an epoxy lining that may contain the chemical bisphenol-A or BPA, a known endocrine disruptor. BPA may also be found in reusable plastic bottles, canned foods and even metal cans that contain plastic linings. Some ways to avoid exposure to BPA include: using ceramic or glass when heating your food in the microwave, rinsing food items that are packaged in cans and purchasing BPA-free sport bottles and baby bottles.

What You Can Do to promote a “green" kitchen

• avoid canned food
• avoid #3, 6 and 7 plastics
• become familiar with ingredients to avoid and choose healthier, safer alternatives

Recommended Reading

• by Michael Pollan
  • A Place of My Own
  • Food Rules
  • In Defense of Food
  • Second Nature
  • The Botany of Desire
  • The Omnivores Dilemma

Recommended Movies

• “King Corn” by Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney
• “Food, Inc.” by Robert Kenner
• “Fresh” by ana Sofia Joanes