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Americans throw away about 10% of the food they buy at the supermarket. This results is dumping the equivalent of more than 21 million shopping bags full of food into landfills every year. (EarthWorks Group. 1990. The Recycler’s Handbook. Berkeley, CA: The EarthWorks Press.)
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South of France: Body Products You Can Feel Good About

South of France are a brand of body products you can feel good about using. Not only are they luxurious products infused with fragrances and essential oils–these rich lathering, cruelty-free soaps are produced using a traditional recipe from Provence and are both skin and environment friendly.

Made from all natural vegetable oils, South of France soaps are EDTA Free, Phthalate Free, Paraben Free, Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate Free and most of all Cruelty Free. They contain no animal by-products and are NOT tested on animals.

So what do they contain? The French Milled Green Tea bar soap we have lists the ingredients as follows:

greentea
100% Vegetable Oils: Palm Oil and/or coconut oil and/or Olive Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Shea Butter, Camellia Sinesis (Green Tea) Leaf, Mineral Pigments or Colorants, Blends of Fragrance, Natural Oils and Essential Oils

The bar weighs in at a hefty 8.8 ounces which we think will last quite  a while.

We love not only the mild clean scent but also that the bar soap comes wrapped in biodegradable and recyclable packaging.

In addition to the French Milled Bar Soap–South of France also makes a Glycerin Bar Soap, Liquid Hand Soap, Body Wash and Body Lotion. Each of these products are also chemical free and never tested on animals.

The scents range from unscented to floral to herbal ensuring there is a fragrance for everyone. We’re partial to herbal scents and can’t wait to try the Lemon Verbena, Lime Basil, and Rosemary Mint products.

Having traveled to the Provence region several years ago, South of France products bring us back there if only for a short while.

South of France products can be bought at the company website:
http://www.goodhealthnaturalproducts.com/South%20of%20France/products.html

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Halloween Surprise: Organic All Natural Candy

Yummy Earth Gummy Bears

Halloween is made food allergy safe in our home by following a number of rules. One of these is no eating candy given until we return home and can sort through the loot.

Each year after the kids are tucked into bed, my husband and I sit down to start the tedious task of checking to make sure the candy is free from peanuts, tree nuts, eggs and sesame as well as being free from any “may contain” or other warning labels.

You can imagine the difficulty of the task given that many individual packs of candy don’t have the ingredients listed or they are too small to read without a magnifying glass-which is why we have always have a stash of safe candy that is bought days and sometimes weeks in advance of the big day.

This year we were pleasantly surprised to find a few individual packs of Yummy Earth Gummy Bears sticking out among the Snickers, Peanut Butter Cups, and other nut laden candies.

While food allergies are on the rise, they still represent a small portion of children that Trick or Treat. Yummy Earth Gummy Bears are not only organic, chemical and dye free–but they are also free of peanuts, tree nuts, casein, egg, soy and wheat. They are safe for most food allergy sufferers, are vegan, certified organic and kosher parve.

We don’t know who was kind enough to go out of the way to choose such a great candy but if you are out there and you are reading this–we send our sincere thanks for thinking of those with restricted diets. It was truly a great Halloween surprise.

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Jill Robbins Founder of HomeFree on Fox Boston

There was a terrific segment on food allergies and the company HomeFree on Fox Boston.

HomeFree makes treats that are not only good for allergy sufferers; but also good for those concerned about eating healthy, organic and all natural foods.

Kim Carrigan interviewed HomeFree founder Jill Robbins.

Following is the video and link to the video:

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/morning/kids_and_food_allergies_101509

Congrats Jill and thank you for your great products and hard work!

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