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Food Storage Ideas Without Using Toxic Plastic
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8. Food Grade Silicon
If you don’t trust your young child with a glass container for lunch, try some of the food grade silicon lunchboxes that are currently available, such as Smashbox. Food grade silicon is dishwasher safe, microwave safe, and good for the freezer as well. There are several different types to choose from, some of the best of them have two or three different compartments for a sandwich, snacks, and some fruit slices.
9. Breathable Wraps
Some foods should never go in the freezer (such as lettuce) and other foods don’t need to be refrigerated (such as honey), but there are some foods that need to breathe and shouldn’t be suffocated in plastic anyway. There are numerous beeswax wraps, such as Abeego, that are perfect for cut melons or cheese. Many of these can even be used in the freezer. One of the great things about many of these beeswax wraps is that they won’t absorb colors or odors like plastic does.
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10. Water Bottles
The safest alternative to those awful plastic water bottles is a reusable, refillable food grade stainless steel water bottle. If you shop around, you can find some that are insulated and super leak-proof. One company, Klean Kanteen, also makes stainless steel food canisters that are super for storing either cold or hot food.
Although it can be next to impossible to remove all plastic from your life, you can take baby steps towards at least limiting the amount of dangerously toxic plastic you bring into your home. Changing your food storage habits is a great way to start.
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