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Do Chemicals Leach Into Food When Reusable Plastic Containers Are Microwaved?
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Reusable Plastic Food Containers and Leaching Chemicals

In the locker room at my gym last week, I overheard a woman talking to her friend about replacing all her plastic food containers with glass ones.
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In the locker room at my gym last week, I overheard a woman talking to her friend about replacing all her plastic food containers with glass ones. She said that she doesn't want plastic leaching into her or her family's food. Plastics have been getting a bad rap ever since the whole Nalgene BPA fiasco. I know water bottles containing BPA are bad news, but is it necessary to ditch all reusable plastic food containers, too?

Checking the websites of Ziploc and Glad, you learn that the reusable plastic containers made by both companies do not contain cancer-causing BPA. Plus, there is a bevy of BPA-free containers out there to choose from. While that is all very reassuring, what happens when reusable plastic containers are heated in the microwave? To find out the truth, read more

Which Plastic Bottles Should You Avoid?
Health and Fitness

Baby Wellness: Steering Clear of Certain Plastics

On the Today Show, Matt Lauer sat down with Dr. Leo Trasande from the Mt.
by babysugar

On the Today Show, Matt Lauer sat down with Dr. Leo Trasande from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine to discuss which plastic bottles families should avoid.

While many bottles are okay to drink from on a one–time basis, others containing bisphenol A can be harmful as they leach chemicals that can affect hormones and reproductive organs in the consumer.

To watch the clip to see which plastic bottles are labeled as dangerous, read more

Green to Grow Bottles
Bottles

Ecotot: Green to Grow

If your baby is hitting the bottle, you might want to check out the line from Green to Grow.
by babysugar

If your baby is hitting the bottle, you might want to check out the line from Green to Grow. The Bisphenol A and phthalates free containers were created by parents who wanted to give their child a better drinking alternative than hormone interrupting polycarbonate plastics.

To learn more about Green to Grow, read more