Showing posts with label earth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earth. Show all posts
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Its Earth Day We Have A Winner
The Spring Cleaning Giveaway has come to a close. Thank you to all who entered for a chance to win a:
I really got a kick out of this entry, "I need two lists, one for if my life was only going to be about a week long (so the bad effects of the food choices wouldnt take much of a toll) and my healthy list for real life." Heres her One-Week-To-Live list:
Chocolate was definitely a recurring theme among entrants.
What surprised me was the number of folks who listed single food items, like "kale, avocado, mango, coconut, watermelon." Not I. You can bet zucchini fettuccine with mango sauce wouldve made my list, and after giving it a try, some of you just might want to rethink your own list.
Zucchini Fettuccine with Sesame Mango Sauce
2 zucchini
4 mango diced
1 lemon juiced
2 Tbsp raw tahini
1/4 C water
chopped mint leaves for garnish
black sesame seeds for garnish
1. Spiralize the zucchini into fettuccine noodles, using a spiral slicer or a regular vegetable peeler.
2. To make the sauce: blend mangoes, tahini, water, and lemon juice in blender until smooth and creamy.
3. Top the zucchini noodles with sauce, and garnish with chopped mint leaves and sesame seeds. Enjoy!
So. Drum roll, please. Whos the lucky winner, Mr. Random Number Generator?
Why that would be sharonl, who said:
hmmmmmmmmm
-cashews
-avocado
-brown rice cakes
-blueberries
-wild salmon
Congratulations! Youll be receiving a package in the mail shortly to help you begin your own Spring Cleaning & Detox.
Happy Earth Day everyone! Love your Mother and help save the earth, one bite at a time. Been thinking about becoming a veg head? Click here to order a FREE Vegetarian Starter Guide.
- trial size bottle of Vitamineral™ Green
- trial size bottle of Vitamineral™ Earth
- copy of The Master Cleanser with Special Needs & Problems by Stanley Burroughs
- trial sack of Maggies Soap Nuts™
I really got a kick out of this entry, "I need two lists, one for if my life was only going to be about a week long (so the bad effects of the food choices wouldnt take much of a toll) and my healthy list for real life." Heres her One-Week-To-Live list:
- Pizza
- Carrot Cake
- Salted Mixed Nuts
- Fudgey Chocolate Pate
- Cookie Dough
Chocolate was definitely a recurring theme among entrants. What surprised me was the number of folks who listed single food items, like "kale, avocado, mango, coconut, watermelon." Not I. You can bet zucchini fettuccine with mango sauce wouldve made my list, and after giving it a try, some of you just might want to rethink your own list.
Zucchini Fettuccine with Sesame Mango Sauce
2 zucchini
4 mango diced
1 lemon juiced
2 Tbsp raw tahini
1/4 C water
chopped mint leaves for garnish
black sesame seeds for garnish
1. Spiralize the zucchini into fettuccine noodles, using a spiral slicer or a regular vegetable peeler.
2. To make the sauce: blend mangoes, tahini, water, and lemon juice in blender until smooth and creamy.
3. Top the zucchini noodles with sauce, and garnish with chopped mint leaves and sesame seeds. Enjoy!
So. Drum roll, please. Whos the lucky winner, Mr. Random Number Generator?
Why that would be sharonl, who said:hmmmmmmmmm
-cashews
-avocado
-brown rice cakes
-blueberries
-wild salmon
Congratulations! Youll be receiving a package in the mail shortly to help you begin your own Spring Cleaning & Detox.
Happy Earth Day everyone! Love your Mother and help save the earth, one bite at a time. Been thinking about becoming a veg head? Click here to order a FREE Vegetarian Starter Guide.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Happy Earth Day 2011 How To Find Earth Friendly Companies!
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| Clip art courtesy of Bobbie Peachey Follow Foods For Long on FACEBOOK ! |
Voting with your Wallet!
How would you like to cast a vote about things you strongly believe in each and every time you make a purchase? Wouldnt you like to support socially conscious companies - companies that display a code of ethics, use renewable energy, protect animals, pay fair wages and give back to their local communities? And wouldnt you like to avoid companies that use child labor, pollute the environment, factory farm and discriminate? Seems impossible to do but thanks to a man named Ellis Jones who spent 5 years investigating 1,000 different companies with regards to these issues, its not difficult at all!
Dr. Jones created a website, Better World Shopper, that provides all the information you need. A big thanks to my son, Vaughn, for turning me on to this great site. Now Id like to share it with you! Pass it along to your friends!
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| This is how Better World Shopper ranks companies |
Better World Shopper
This site ranks companies from airlines to wine.
For example:
* Seventh Generation has the highest rating for baby care products while Nabisco, Gerber, Nestle, Luvs and Pampers have the worst.
* Natures Path and Barbaras are among the highest ranked for cereal while Kraft, Nabisco and Back to Nature are dead last.
* For the best chips Barbaras is the best ranked with Garden of Eatin, Terra and Kettle chips close behind while Pringles and Nabisco are the worst.
* Endagered Species, Rapunzel, Equal Exchange, AlterEco and Divine are the best ranked chocolates while Nestles, Perugina, Toblerone and Crunch are at the bottom of the list.
* For the best cleaning products, Seventh Generation, Oxo Brite, Earth Friendly, Method and Dr. Bronners are ranked the best while the worst ranked include household names like Soft Scrub, Joy, Procter & Gamble, Ivory, Swiffer, Dial, Mr. Clean and Dawn.
* Highly ranked coffees include Thanksgiving, Cafe Human, Equal Exchange while the worst ranked include Maxwell House, Gevalia and Sanka. The omnipresent Starbucks got a B+.
* OK girls, Ive got to cover cosmetics too. Aveda (thank goodness, my favorite), Aubrey, EO, Zia, Body Shop, Colorganics, Kiss My Face and Pangea are on top with Dr. Hauschka close behind. Max Factor, Olay and Covergirl are on the bottom!
* Getting back to food, Organic Valley and Nancys are ranked the highest for dairy alternatives but some of our favorites like Wildwood, WholeSoy, Stonyfield Farm and So Delicious are close behind. Cool Whip and Carnation are dead last!
* We all resort to an energy bar now and then. Clif, Luna and Alpsnack are at the top of the list with Nutiva, Natures path, BumbleBar, Optimum, Larabar, Raw Revolution and Health Valley close to the top. On the bottom you will find Balance, South Beach and the ever popular PowerBar!
* For meat alternatives, Amys, Fantastic Foods, Wildwood and Sunshine Burgers are highly ranked while Boca was on the bottom! This was disappointing - I like Boca burgers. My other favorites, Primal Strips, got a "C".
* Kettle is the highest ranked peanut butter and jelly with Cascadian Farms, Maranatha, Arrowhead Mills and Woodstock near the top. Peter Pan and Knotts are on the bottom with the popular Skippy almost failing with a "D+".
* For the best ranked pizza, Amys is on the top with American Flatbread a close second while Tombstone, Stouffers, DiGiorno, California Pizza Kitchen and Boca all getting the lowest grades.
* Honest Tea, Tao of Tea, Choice, Traditional Medicinals and Equal Exchange are the top ranked teas with Numi, Zhenas Gypsy, Guayaki and Republic of Tea very near the top tea companies. Nestea is on the bottom and Lipton is pretty far down also with a "D+".
* As an owner of a small vineyard, I cant forget to mention wine! For the best ranked wine, visit your local vineyards! Frey, Fetzer, La Rocca are also near the top. There were no "F" grades given but Sterling got a "D".
These are just a few examples and I only included the companies at the very top and the very bottom for each categy, so you should check out the complete rankings.
For Convenience, Buy the Guide
For a small guide you can carry with you when shopping, buy The Better World Shopping Guide. I just did!
Happy Shopping and Happy Earth Day!
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