Another good one to watch if you havent is King Corn (or so i hear)…its being delivered to me via netflix hopefully today!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!

I now buy Wallaby, Fage, and Rachel’s yogurts and other varieties that do not utilize “bad” plastic.

Here’s a tutorial on plastics in case you’re interested:

1 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE)
Used to make soft drink, water, sports drink, ketchup, and salad dressing bottles, and peanut butter, pickle, jelly and jam jars.
GOOD: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.

2 High density polyethylene (HDPE)
Milk, water, and juice bottles, yogurt and margarine tubs, cereal box liners, and grocery, trash, and retail bags.
GOOD: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.

3 Polyvinyl chloride (V or PVC)
Most cling-wrapped meats, cheeses, and other foods sold in delicatessens and groceries are wrapped in PVC.
BAD: To soften into its flexible form, manufacturers add “plasticizers” during production. Traces of these chemicals can leach out of PVC when in contact with foods. According to the National Institutes of Health, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), commonly found in PVC, is a suspected human carcinogen.

4 Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
Some bread and frozen food bags and squeezable bottles.
OK: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones, but not as widely recycled as #1 or #2.

5 Polypropylene (PP)
Some ketchup bottles and yogurt and margarine tubs.
OK: Hazardous during production, but not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones. Not as widely recycled as #1 and #2.

6 Polystyrene (PS)
Foam insulation and also for hard applications (e.g. cups, some toys)
BAD: Benzene (material used in production) is a known human carcinogen. Butadiene and styrene (the basic building block of the plastic) are suspected carcinogens. Energy intensive and poor recycling.

7 Other (usually polycarbonate)
Baby bottles, microwave ovenware, eating utensils, plastic coating for metal cans
BAD: Made with biphenyl-A, a chemical invented in the 1930s in search for synthetic estrogens. A hormone disruptor. Simulates the action of estrogen when tested in human breast cancer studies. Can leach into food as product ages.

I must say…your nachos look awesome! Shredded zucchini??? Wow…I’m trying that!

I have yet to see the movie, but am dying to go. Ikind of feel like I’ve already seen it though with all the wonderful reviews I’ve read on several blogs! I will see it one of these days.

Knowing where your food comes from is one of the reasons I joined a CSA this summer (well, that and the fact that I can’t garden for shit!).

The Consumer Supported Agricultural Farm is about 20 minutes from my house – the cost is $250 for 8 weeks season, and I added an $20 for the 8 weeks to get organic eggs each week.

I am kind of nervous that I’ll get a whole box of food and not know what to do with it – I may need your help later!