What follows are resources to help you provide a healthier (toxin-free), zero-waste lunch for your child. If you’re just beginning this process, don’t get discouraged. Even by changing a few things you do, you are taking worthwhile steps. As Voltaire says, don’t allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good!

Specifically, you want to avoid the following:

1. Toxins
For the health of your family

Lead. Lead affects the brain and behavior and is especially dangerous to young children still in early developmental stages. Read about lead in children’s …

Wondering how reusable bottles stack up? Here are the findings of independent testing agency ÖKO-Test, in an article by Richard Breum. You can request a copy of the study by faxing 0190-252150100 (Frankfurt, Germany).
ÖKO-TEST (Independent German Consumer Test), 6.0.97
By Richard Breum
Summary:
Only the two bottles made by the manufacturer Sigg, market leader in both Switzerland and Germany, showed no traces of aluminum. . . . the manufacturer Sigg shows that it is possible to avoid residue from synthetic coating. Rolf Kothrade, responsible for aluminum bottles at …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is prevalent in the epoxy resins that line food containers and beverage containers. It is also present in polycarbonate plastics. Although the FDA maintains that exposure to BPA through food and beverage containers is not adverse to health, a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association raises serious concerns about the safety of BPA.
Previous studies have shown the presence of BPA in estrogen, but the new study suggests a link to additional serious health problems including liver damage, disrupted pancreatic β-cell function thyroid …