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Breastfeeding For Vegetarians 101
Can vegetarian and vegan moms breastfeed? Of course. Though many people will tell you that you won’t be giving your baby enough nutrition as a vegetarian, that’s simply not the case. However, you do need to make sure that you’re getting enough calcium, zinc, and vitamin B12 for the health … More
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Breastfeeding For Vegetarians 101
Full StorySilikids: Mixing Silicone & Glass for Kids
Glass is super eco-friendly. You don’t have to worry with leaching of chemicals, and it’s so easy to recycle. However, you do have to worry with glass breaking in the hands of little ones.
Silikids has come up with a solution: silicone! It’s non-toxic and BPA-free, plus extra grippy for kids. Silicone is a great protective cover for kid glasses and baby bottles, and it’s dishwasher safe. Pictured above: the new siliskin-glass. It’s an actual glass with a food-grade silicone cover. It can even be boiled to sterilize if you want, but it has no open pores that might harbor bacteria. [...]
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Full StorySnow Storms Related to Global Warming
Our snowy winter doesn’t mean that global warming isn’t real, and people who try to tell you so are being misleading (probably for a reason). As I mentioned in my Sunday reading links post, Change.org has been discussing this issue of confusing weather for climate.
Scientists have predicted that over the next decades, global warming may lead to some spectacular weather events like record-breaking snow. So… while scientists predict that the average winter will get shorter and more mild, they also say that we’ll have some severe crazy snow in there (like this year!).
The National Wildlife Federation reminded us recently that [...]
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