Hold the corned beef, but bring on the cabbage! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with more of the green. Cabbage is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. It’s a good source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber and cancer-fighting compounds, too. More Healthy Monday Tips

Watch Chef Keith Snow’s cooking video and try this easy St Patrick’s Day cabbage recipe at home.

Click here for more Harvest Eating cooking videos, local healthy recipes and more!

What do you give the environmentally conscious on your list?

There is much talk about environmental responsibility and ways of reducing your “carbon footprint” but do you know how to calculate yours? Terrapass offers a handy “carbon footprint” calculator and products such as the”Kill a Watt”, a clever device that calculates how much energy an appliance is using. Just knowing the energy that your clothes dryer or computer is using may make you more aware – and apt to conserve – saving you some “green” in energy and utility savings. The “Kill a Watt” and carbon offsets are among the popular energy saving gadgets and gifts that keep on giving this holiday season. Order these eco-conscious holiday gifts online and reduce your carbon footprint all year long.

Terrapass Great Green Gadgets- Kill A Watt

Terrapass Gifts

Buy Terrapass Carbon Offsets Here

In the season of ‘green’ what better ways to celebrate than to give gifts that have minimal environmental impact? Grist.com, a leading environmental news website shares 10 tips for a ‘Stuff Free’ Holiday.

Gift giving ideas and resource links include:
Adopt an endangered animal, teaching a skill, make plans to spend time together at a special event, get crafty, or give organic spirits. Click here for more great holiday gift ideas from grist

*Easy online ‘no stuff’ green gift idea
Give a Grist gift donation your gift will support non-profit, independent environmental journalism. Grist will send an email gift acknowledgement to the recipient!

The season of giving is arriving soon, as is evident by the bustling shoppers at the malls.There are easy ways to make your shopping and gift giving less stressful and more environmentally friendly. According to the The Ecology Center, “Americans throw away an additional 5 million tons of trash - 25% more than usual - between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.” The Ecology Center has come up with a simple holiday fact sheet that can help you to have a green holiday season.

Their handy fact sheet offers practical and easy tips to reduce your environmental impact this holiday season. Find ways to simplify the holiday season with thoughtful green gifts, even gifts that require no shopping!! They also feature gifts made from sustainable and natural components, online gift certificates, gifts of time, and easy ways to shop to reduce packaging waste.

“In general, choosing quality over quantity and thoughtfulness over expense can be a good way to ensure that human relationships rather than consumer purchases dominate your holiday experience.” The Ecology Center. Click here for the Ecology Center Holiday Fact Sheet

Thinking of giving something different this holiday season? Not sure where to turn?

If you want savor the season and avoid some holiday stress and the shopping crunch- there are some easy, alternative and interesting ideas for gift giving. Organic Picks has come up with some clever ideas to make gift giving less stressful this year such as spa retreats, family membership to a local museum, zoo or aquarium or Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) delivery –
Click to read more unique gift ideas from organicpicks.com!

Green Holiday Gift Tip! Eco Conscious- Recycled Cotton Blanket

Stylish blankets made from recycled eco2cotton: An eco- thoughtful gift for those warm winter nights. Besides the sustainability of this gift and it natural beauty- the extra eco friendly bonus is snuggling under this blanket makes it easy to turn that thermostat down on a chilly nights! Available in 50″x60″ and smaller sizes for baby/yoga blankets.
Read more here at Meg’s Green Finds.

Sierra Club ‘The Green Life Tip’: Healthy Food Holiday Gift Ideas

Share your own favorite holiday gift tips!

Save time, money and trees this holiday season by sending holiday e-cards.You may want to send e-cards if you are in time crunch to send out cards but sending e-cards is also one step towards greener living. There are a variety of quality e-cards available at the click of button. So save a stamp, lessen your environmental footprint, and send holiday e-cards this year.

Nature Conservancy Holiday E-cards

Red Jellyfish E-Cards nice choice of nature photos and quotes

Click Here To Find Out How TO Make Your Own Free Holiday E-Card Movie!
It’s easy to turn your favorite photos into an e-card movie! Every photomovie you make will save part of the rainforest.
Myelephantbites.com supports the World Land Trust charity with each movie made!“’Tis the season to be jolly and this year we are running a special campaign to make a difference to our planet. For every photomovie made, the World Land Trust will buy over 100 feet of rainforest. Our aim is to save 1000 acres of rainforest. Just registering will save 10 square feet towards this target, at no expense to you!” (one free e-movie card offer good until Jan 1, 2008 and supports the World Land Trust!)

Click here for ‘Top 10′ Green Holiday Cards, E-Cards, & Tips such as: carbon offset e-cards, recycled paper cards, cards that support environmental charities…From Mambo Sprouts Health E-News Healthy and Green Holiday Guide.

The Daily Green The Consumer’s Guide To The Green Revolution

Share your own environmentally friendly holiday card ideas here!

Making healthier and environmentally conscious choices can be a challenge any time of year but especially during the holidays. The December Mambo Sprouts Health E-News offers simple tips, ideas, and savings for a healthy green holiday season.

Check out the delicious healthy recipe makeovers and prize winning, organic recipes for holiday cooking. Green tips include eco-friendly holiday decorating tips,earth friendly energy saving LED lighting, environmentally friendly javalogs, and eco-entertaining hints for hosting a sustainable dinner party.

Discover Organic-Green Holiday Tips, Healthy Organic Recipes, Sustainable Entertaining & Decorating Tips

Have a Healthy And Green Holiday Season from Mambo Sprouts!

Give a gift subscription and support the Sierra Club this holiday season. (Bonus membership gift! free backpack until December 31st.)
Click here for this easy online holiday gift and support the great work of The Sierra Club!

Become a member yourself of the Sierra Club at the special discounted year-end membership rate of $15 between now and December 31 and receive a Sierra Club Rucksack!
Click here for more info or to become a member

Member and gift membership’s benefits include:
One Year subscription to Sierra magazine
Member’s only eco-travel opportunities
Automatic membership in your local chapter
Discounts on Sierra calendars, books and other merchandise.

Click here for a look at notable Sierra Club achievements 2007!

Take a break from the holiday preparations and planning and read this clever piece from the Sierra Club’s top 10 green holiday season tips. As you prepare for the holiday, take a “green break” with, “Win arguments and influence people with the Sierra famous holiday survival guide”! You’ll be amused at this clever interactive feature and be well prepared to discuss any environmental topics that arise at holiday parties or the family dinner table!

“You’ll find ready responses to the predictable dinner table arguments that’ll be directed at you, the nearest environmentalist. Who knows, you might even make a few converts!”
Visit The Interactive Sierra Holiday Survival Guide Here.

Rustle the Leaf: Green Holiday Humor E- Movie Video Podcast

More green humor from eco-comic Rustle The Leaf

Jibjab “Cheesy” holiday humor e-cards

Click Here For Holiday Stress Relief Tips From The Healthy Holiday Guide Mambo Sprouts Health E- News

Confused about how to buy toys which are safe, non-toxic, educational and “green” this holiday season? You’re in good company. With news of toxic toys containing lead and other harmful substances, small loose parts that pose health hazards, and the eco impact of toy production and disposal, it’s important to be informed to safeguard children and the environment.

For information on how to make safe, healthy, eco-friendly toy buying decisions, check out the Toy Shopper’s Guide and checklist at www.HealthyChild.org. Tips include avoiding toys which are made of PVC plastic, a possible health hazard, in favor of safer non-toxic environmentally friendly toys made from naturally finished or unfinished wood, all-natural, untreated fibers like cotton, hemp and wool with non-toxic dyes. For a more earth friendly choice, try to buy sustainable toy products made from organic and recycled materials.

How to buy safe, non-toxic, green toys article from healthychild.org

Listen to the Sierra Club “Earth Minute”One Minute Podcast Non-Toxic And Lead Free Holiday Toys

Shop for safe and eco holiday toys and gifts at the Mambo Sprouts Natural Marketplace

Halloween can be fun, safe and eco-friendly! The Sierra Club offers green and healthy tips for earth friendly Halloween celebrations, costumes and trick or treating. You can start by creating a spooky mood with soy or beeswax candles for an earth-friendly option in place of petroleum based candles. Make your own costume or check out a local thrift store for wacky accessories, avoid vinyl masks and use natural makeup for dress-up to avoid chemical exposure.

Be sure not to use or hand out costume jewelry and toys which can contain lead and small pieces which can be very harmful if swallowed. Consider passing out earth friendly nonfood treats such as nontoxic crayons or stickers. As an alternative to plastic Halloween bags, try a reusable shopping bag to carry your healthy treats! Have a healthy and green Halloween!

Click here for The Sierra Club: The Green Life “Tricks and Treats for Halloween”

Barbecue Season has begun and the Sierra Club Blog has some timely advice on how to grill greener and have a healthier bbq.

They give some easy tips such as which kind of grill to use and how to plan your barbecue to minimize environmental impact and health risks. Read more here Sierra Club Blog: Healthy- Green Grilling Tips

Visit Mambo Sprouts Health E- News for healthy, green barbeque tips-healthy grilling -barbeque recipes.

Have your own healthy BBQ tips? Leave your comments below to share your tips!

The concept of being a healthy, aware and earth-friendly shopper has taken on new meaning and importance this holiday season. The Mambo Sprout’s “Green and Healthy Holiday Guide” is packed with our favorite tips to simplify the season: “green” eco-friendly gift ideas, green stocking stuffers, recycled gift wrap ideas, healthy holiday organic recipes, holiday wellness & stress relief tips, instant savings coupons, and easy earth friendly shopping links. New and exciting choices exist to make the holidays simpler, fulfilling, and more “green” for today’s earth-friendly lifestyle.

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