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March Health Habit

March 14th, 2020 at 04:03 pm

My 2020 goal #2 is to adopt a permanent health-enhancing habit each month. I’ve decided that my new health habit for March will be to stop storing food in plastic containers. I’m going to use glass containers instead.

I don’t think it’s unhealthy for food to just touch plastic but I’ve read that temperature fluctuations can cause plastic to leach into the food. I stopped microwaving with plastic containers years ago but the rest of the family will do it if it’s most convenient. My dad personally knew a woman who was taken to the hospital (I forgot the symptoms.) and the cause was her consumption of bottled water that had gotten very hot in the trunk of her car then cooled back down before she drank it.

NEW HEALTH HABIT #3:
Stop storing food in plastic containers.

BENEFIT:
Prevents consumption of plastic (microplastic) that is toxic to the body

COST:
Upfront – $95
Ongoing – zero

The upfront cost is the total for the purchases I made of glass replacements for my plastic containers. I bought a set of Pyrex containers with color-coded plastic lids for leftovers, six canisters for storing rice, pasta, & legumes, and two glass carafes with plastic lids to replace our yucky stained plastic pitcher.

This new habit is easy compared to the others.

2020 health habits so far:
(1) Fast one day per month
(2) Consume fresh organic juice at least 3 times a week
(3) Stop storing food in plastic containers

4 Responses to “March Health Habit”

  1. lisajoseph Says:
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    Thanks for sharing this Health habits for 2020 I'll gonna follow all these and stop storing the food in plastic containers.

  2. lisajoseph Says:
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    Thanks for sharing such good health habits.

  3. CB in the City Says:
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    What about freezing? Do you freeze in plastic?

  4. LifeBalance Says:
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    CB, the Pyrex containers can be put in the freezer (and the microwave, oven, & dishwasher) so I'll use them for anything I make and freeze. I do freeze bananas for smoothies in ziploc freezer bags. It would seem weird to put them in a glass container but I could. I wouldn't rewrap anything though, like frozen fruits and veggies that come in plastic bags.

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