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.
THE GREENS is a cool kids’ site about looking after the planet. MeetTheGreens.org is produced by the award-winning kid’s team at WGBH Interactive in Boston.
Kids can watch THE GREENS’ cartoon adventures and discover related green games, news, downloads, blog, action tips, links and much more. This innovative web-only project comes from WGBH in Boston, the producer of shows like ZOOM, ARTHUR and Frontline & NOVA.
Shopping for healthy and organic food can get confusing with the variety of certifications and labels. Recognizing that it can be difficult to clearly know what labels mean, Stacy Delo hosts this video that demystifies the labels so you can make your food purchases wisely.
Watch as two experts explain the certifications and labels for all natural, organic, certified organic, humane and free range products.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s 11th Hour Action Groups are a way to network in your local community to take action together for sustainability.
The 11th Hour Movie is now available on DVD, Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary about the environmental crisis shows how the planet is in danger but also offers ideas and solutions for making sustainable steps that can help the planet.
Featuring interviews with leading scientists and thinkers — including Stephen Hawking and Mikhail Gorbachev, this movie brings a message of hope: “Our planet may be in crisis, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late change.”
Exciting news for those of us taking steps to live a more sustainable lifestyle- Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmentalist, has just released his book ‘Living Like Ed’, this great book provides practical tips for living green.
Book Description:
Ed Begley Jr., presents a do-it-yourself guide to green living that explains how to incorporate eco-friendly products and practices into one’s everyday life. The book is covering areas such as the home, transportation, recycling, energy, food, gardening, clothing and furnishing. Begley shares his experiences on what works, what doesn’t and what will save you money!
“…. From recycling more materials than you ever thought possible to composting without raising a stink to buying an electric car, Living Like Ed is packed with ideas - from obvious to ingenious–that will help you live green, live responsibly and live well-Like Ed.”
Click here to find out more about the new green living book “Living Like Ed”
Star Wars At The Supermarket –see the â€Organic Rebellion†against non-sustainable farming and the dangers of pesticide use in this video that promotes sustainable farming and organic consumer food choices.
This clever and entertaining video uses vegetable characters (yes… in costume) with Star Wars inspired produce character names to show us all ‘the power in living in harmony with the way of the farm’.
Enjoy the video and live in harmony with the ‘way of the farm’ by choosing to buy sustainable and organic products!
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This quick video, set the music of Brian Wilson’s Beach Boy’s song “Wouldn’t It Be Niceâ€, is a fun entertaining way of spreading the message about healthy food choices to kids (and parents!)
Learn about the benefits and joy of seasonal, organic and local foods and cooking at harvesteating.com. Chef Snow, founder of harvesteating.com, has 20 years of culinary experience and shares his knowledge and tips on the website and in his streaming recipe videos.
Chef Snow shares a wonderful array of quality healthy cooking videos offering simple recipes and directions for preparing and cooking healthy and organic foods and dishes.
Try some new seasonal and local food recipes which are healthier for you and the planet!
Dr. Gary Ginsberg author of the book “What’s Toxic What’s Not†provides information and practical advice on avoiding toxins and making greener choices for healthier living in his podcasts.
Ginsberg discusses the ‘inconvenient truth’ of the dangers associated with chemicals in conventional skin and body care products. Listen to this podcast to see why reading personal care product labels is important, how to avoid endocrine disruptor ingredients and why it’s worth buying from smaller socially responsible companies. Valuable tips are provide on buying safe cosmetics and skin care products and why it may be worth paying a premium for high quality healthier products.
New studies show that cleaning with common cleaning sprays and air fresheners increases asthma risk. Housework with these cleaning chemicals, even once a week, can raise the risk of asthma and other illnesses. There are safe, effective, and natural alternatives to chemical cleaning products. It is especially important to reduce children’s exposure to harsh cleaning products
“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!â€
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Rustle the Leaf: Green Holiday Humor E- Movie Video Podcast
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.
Green Living: Antarctica Climate Change Orlando Bloom on Larry King Video.
Orlando Bloom visited Larry King and spoke about his recent trip to Antarctica. “Taking small steps to living greener helpsâ€, Orlando Bloom shares some easy tips to go green
Bloom’s cousin, photographer, Sebastian Copeland was also on Larry King, he spoke of his trip to Antarctica and his new book “Antarctica: The Global Warning”. The show featured photographs from this new book, these images are outstanding and shows visually the critical importance of each of us doing our part to help halt climate change. Book info and photographs here (enter site, click on gallery to see samples of the stunning photography
Listen to this podcast to understand the true impact of junk food marketing on kids! An estimated 10 billion dollars is spent on marketing junk food to children. Learn about the marketing tactics used and ways to prevent your child’s diet from being harmed by these ad campaigns.
Guest speaker Susan Lynn, author of the book ‘Consuming Kids’, discusses the disturbing trends of mass market food corporations donating teaching materials to preschools. For example “art creativity with Froot Loops” comes with educational materials and boxes of Froot Loops. The use of cartoon characters to market junk food is also cause for concern.
Another podcast guest represents the Mendez Foundation, a prevention and wellness organization that develops school curriculum for teaching kids to make healthy food choices. Their newest program is designed to educate kids about the importance of a whole foods diet and exercise.
What can parents do to combat “junk food marketing?
Watch out for media character marketing and discuss this form of advertising with your children
Discuss food advertising and the impact of media with your kids.
Get involved with groups active in the rights of children media campaign - visit www.commercialfreechildhood.org for more info.
Teach your kids to read ingredients
Help guide your children in make healthy choices by choosing foods of high nutritional value that will help their body to grow.
Teach your kids to be ‘ad’ detectives
Be a good role model for food choices.
Whole Foods Market serves up fresh new organic and healthy recipe ideas in their ‘Secret Ingredient Video Blog’. Tune in every Monday to see host Scott Simons’ new secret ingredient recipe video or check out the archived recipes and you’ll be on your way to cooking new, tasty and interesting meals.
Whole Foods provides a high quality video and their hope is that, “viewers will tune in to get turned on to simple yet special ingredients to prompt inspiration and excitement in the kitchen.”
Learn more about the videos here!
Click here for free printable healthy and organic recipes from Mambo Sprouts. We make it easy to discover healthy new recipes and cook fresh organic food dishes. Featuring easy to prepare recipes in a variety of recipe categories- there’s a recipe for every taste!
The summer season is a great time to make a smoothie to stay cool, hydrated, and it provides you with high quality nutrients from fresh, local and organic produce.
Chef Keith Snow presents a quality video showing how to make a fruit smoothie using organic and natural ingredients. In under three minutes he takes you through the simple steps to make your own healthy smoothie.
You can also omit the dairy ingredients and use these food exchanges in the recipe to meet your own tastes or dietary preferences. For example, instead of milk you can use soy milk, lactose-free milk, rice milk, or yogurt.
Shopping With Kids Just Got Easier! This podcast gives some simple tips on grocery shopping with kids. Easy tips to get your kids to participate in grocery shopping trips, ideas to teach your kids good nutrition, and how to save money with coupons.
In the “Greener Grocery Shopping with Kids” Lime.com podcast Phil Lampert share some great tips for healthy grocery shopping with kids. He explains how shopping with kids can be easier, educational, and fun if we involve them in the process.
For example, letting kids be ‘in charge’ of choosing fresh produce is a ‘hands on’ activity that can help them learn about nutrition. Also, If we teach them to clip coupons and shop for the coupon items, it can help them to feel successful by finding the food products and learn how to be a wise money saving grocery shopper. Listen to the good nutrition and how to save money with coupons podcast.
Whole Foods Market has created a podcast series in celebration of Earth Day. The special 4 part series offered this month features podcasts with information and tips for green living. Episode 1: Listen and learn how to reduce your Carbon Footprint. Learn more about the negative effects of pesticide use and the positive actions organic farming has on the environment. Supporting organic farmers and organic companies by buying organic is a great way to ‘go green’ for Earth Day and everyday!
There is proposed legislation to ban polyethene plastic bags from San Francisco grocery and pharmacies. The decision will be made on Tuesday April 30th. The legislation proposes banning the current plastic bags and replacing them with a new environmentally friendly choice of corn-based biodegradable plastic bags.
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