Keen to have your little one avoid the over-processed, additive-packed diet of today’s obesity-prone youth? Then give your weaning baby healthy eating habits for life by starting them off with nutritious food easily made at home writes Matilda Lee
… Box-scheme babyfood Matilda Lee | 14th June 2007 Ethical Living Green Living Baby-food Box-scheme FoodBaby Children Health …
Humans have been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It’s only in the last 60 years that we have begun to give babies highly processed convenience food called ‘formula’. Pat Thomas investigates
… Breastmilk vs 'formula' food Pat Thomas | 1st April 2006 News Health … formula manufacturers spending around £20 per baby promoting this ‘baby junk food’, compared to the paltry 14 …
The human species has been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It’s only in the last 60 years that we have begun to give babies the highly processed convenience food called ‘formula’.
… give babies the highly processed convenience food called ‘formula’. The health consequences … formula manufacturers spending around £20 per baby promoting this ‘baby junk food’, compared to the paltry 14 …
Food and farming is in crisis but there is hope for the future - from organics and Slow Food to permaculture and land share schemes
… 10 resources for better food growing The Ecologist | 19th June 2009 Activism Food And Gardening The Soil Association Gm … and mental illnesses, exposing the junk in babyfood, supporting projects helping …
The dominant story about the future of the world food supply is logical, well known and widely disseminated, writes Jonathan Foley. It is also completely wrong.
… Changing the global food narrative Jonathan Foley | 1st January … energy policy in the past, and yelled "Drill, Baby, Drill!" I think we're obsessed with a "Grow, Baby, Grow!" mentality in agriculture too. In …
Fruits, vegetables and juices were advertised in only 1.7 per cent of commercials on US children's TV, says study, but reducing junk-food advertising may not be enough
… Teach children to ignore junk-food advertising, say experts The Ecologist | 9th November 2009 News Junk FoodFood And Farming Health Children Advertising …
Health campaigners say suspected hormone disrupter should be banned in baby bottles food and drink containers
… FSA ‘ignoring’ evidence on baby bottle chemical bisphenol-A The Ecologist … | 16th November 2009 News Health Biosphenol Food And Farming babybottle.jpg Breast Cancer UK is launching a …
Restricting foods won't help children learn how to self-regulate, parenting author Sarah Ockwell-Smith tells MARIANNE BROWN. Instead, teach them how to use their instincts, not their emotions.
… raise children with a healthy relationship to food Marianne Brown | 27th July 2018 Ethical … things more naturally,” she adds. “If you use baby-led weaning, so not making a baby eat puréed food off a spoon, you see how …
Raw foodism is becoming increasingly popular. Advocates report high energy levels and less need for sleep. But is it a healthy way for everyone to eat, asks Hazel Sillver
… Is a raw food diet right for you? Hazel Sillver | 9th May 2013 Ethical Living Food And Farming Green Living Health … changed her eating habits after having a baby because a raw foodie told her they only …
Raw foodism is becoming increasingly popular. Advocates report high energy levels and less need for sleep. But is it a healthy way for everyone to eat, asks Hazel Sillver
… Is a raw food diet right for you? Hazel Sillver | 10th May 2013 Ethical Living Food And Farming Green Living Health … changed her eating habits after having a baby because a raw foodie told her they only …
India's food system, essentially clean just a generation ago, has been comprehensively contaminated with sugar, bad fats, synthetic additives, GMOs and pesticides under the country's neoliberal 'great leap forwards', writes Colin Todhunter. The result? a surge in obesity, diabetes and cancer incidence, but no let-up in the under-nutrition of those too poor to join in the over-consumption.
… malnutrition and the globalisation of bad food Colin Todhunter | 4th April 2016 Comment Food Farming India Trade GMOs Health … Toxics mcdonalds-india-cut.jpg India's food system, essentially clean just a …
Do you want the best for your baby, but don’t want to harm the environment? Then use reusable nappies. Contrary to popular belief, modern reusables are cheaper and more hygienic than disposables, and you won't have to spend hours cleaning them.
… Ethical Living Nappies Diapers Reus Landfill Baby Toddlers Community Waste Nappy Schemes … Do you want the best for your baby, but don’t want to harm the environment? … disrupter should be banned in baby bottles food and drink containers GREEN LIVING How to …
No European country is as reliant on supermarkets for its food shopping as Britain. It is no coincidence that the UK also has the worst eating habits in Europe.
… Supermarkets Consumerism Packaging Processed Foods Fair Trade Food And Farming Health Archive_117.jpg No … bourguignon casserole: Beef, water, red wine, baby onion, bacon lardons (pork belly, water, …
Rice can often contain high levels of arsenic, writes Andy Meharg. But while levels of this highly toxic element are tightly regulated in water, the EU has set no limits for arsenic in food. This needs to change, fast - and until it does, be careful not to feed too much rice to babies and small children ...
… of arsenic - so why isn't it regulated in our food? Andy Meharg | 8th November 2014 Comment Food Farming Toxics baby-rice-cut.jpg Rice can often contain high … alternatives to rice, so rethinking babyfoods is an obvious way to proceed. Top …
Limited funds and a concern for the environment don’t have to be incompatible when it comes to raising a child. Anna Shepard shows how.
… How to raise a green baby on a budget Anna Shepard | 1st June 2009 … to claim that my attempts to raise a green baby were born 100 per cent of a concern for … odd tube of lotion, but when it comes to babyfood and clothes, the organic choice is out of …
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says no convincing evidence to cause it to ban or further restrict exposure to the controversial chemical bisphenol-A used in plastic bottles and containers
… Dismay over EU decision not to ban baby bottle chemical bisphenol-A Tom Levitt | … 2010 News Bispenol-A BPA Health Cancer babybottle.jpg Campaigners want a ban on the use of BPA in babies bottles European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says no …
Why does only one in 100 mums follow government advice to feed her baby solely on breast milk for the first six months? Mike Stones meets the woman determined to change that.
… easy Mike Stones | 1st May 2008 Activism Food And Gardening Case Study Breastfeeding Baby Cafe Catherine Pardoe Formula Milk … 100 mums follow government advice to feed her baby solely on breast milk for the first six …
The Big Gene Gathering took place Herefordshire during 1997 and the following December the UK's anti-GMO movement was born. DR DAVID KING has been an activist in the movement since the beginning. Here, he explores the reasons for the campaign's success - and assesses the threats ahead
… The anti-GM food campaign celebrates 20 years of success - … assesses the threats ahead Are you eating GM food? The fact that you even have a choice is … synthetic vanilla. But these are the first baby steps of synthetic biology. Just 3 years …
With childhood obesity becoming epidemic in the UK, should food advertising to children be allowed to continue?
FOR: Jeremy Preston vs. Neville Rigby AGAINST
… Brand Loyalty Companies Additives Fast Food Sugar Food And Health Children Consumerism Processed … working group described the case of a baby whose parents were alarmed by its …
Today, while hunger stunts the lives of hundreds of millions of people, grassroots movements in Kenya and Brazil are winning the war on want. Frances Moore Lappé investigates
… Food: the scarcity myth Frances Moore-Lappe | 20th March 2001 News Food Shortages Food Consumption Habits Scarcity Famine …
There are certain rules of thumb when it comes to storing, freezing and heating food in plastic containers. Read on to find out how to use plastics safely
… Storing food safely in plastic containers Catherine … it comes to storing, freezing and heating food in plastic containers. Read on to find … plant-based plastics. #7 Polycarbonate (PC) (baby bottles, hard plastic cups, five-gallon …
Is it enough to trust your nose when it comes to decorating your baby's nursery? A new project tests toxin levels and provides tips on reducing harmful chemicals in your baby's room
… How to reduce toxins and 'green' your baby's nursery Laura Sevier | 29th September … your nose when it comes to decorating your baby's nursery? A new project tests toxin … MORE... INVESTIGATION Breastmilk vs 'formula' food Humans have been breastfeeding for nearly …
Campaigners call for ban on suspected hormone-disrupting chemical BPA after study discovers high quantities in paper receipts and bank notes
… Chemical Toxic Washington Toxics Coalition Baby Bottle receipt.jpg Health officials in … used to make plastic drinking bottles, baby bottles and storage containers, as well as the lining of some food and drink cans to prevent metal from …
Organic baby food company Ella's Kitchen is already big in the UK and Scandinavia, and now aiming to crack the US. Co-founder Alison Lindley discusses the difficulties of keeping it green during a period of meteoric growth
… Ella's Kitchen Alison Lindley Paul Lindley Baby Children Food Banana Organic ek-logo.jpg Organic babyfood company Ella's Kitchen is already …