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3 Markers You Must Have in Your Fridge and Why They’ll Save Your Leftovers

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Labeling food containers is such an important habit in keeping our kitchens organized and preventing food waste. Sometimes food storage labels work but I have an easier solution for kitchen labeling – for everything from labeling jars to plastics.  Every single human wrestles with certain deep, existential questions in life. You know, the “who am […]

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Safe, Eco-Friendly Non-Toxic Sippy Cup Review: Need a sippy cup that's not BPA-laden plastic? Eight styles with stainless steel, glass, and silicone reviewed here, including the Klean Kanteen Kid Kanteen Sippy, EIO glass kids cup, EcoVessel insulated sippy, Thermos Foogo straw bottle and Kidz Basic Safe Sippy 2.

Finding a Safe Sippy Cup for Babies and Toddlers {Review of 8 Options}

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Sippy cups may as well be an entire course in Mommy School, particularly for those going for the “Health and Nutrition” certification on their SuperMom degree. A new mom has to to figure out: I’ve personally evolved over three kids from prioritizing cost and shopping garage sales to focusing on safety (and convenience). We have

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Are Stainless Steel Food Storage Containers Worth the Premium Price? (Life Without Plastic Review)

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Fifteen dollars for a bowl with a lid strikes me as expensive. I’m a frugal (cheap!) girl, and I had a hard enough time going from the “4 containers for $2 minus a $1 off coupon” Gladware to the “4 containers for $6-8 and no coupons” Pyrex glass dishes. I have to say I was

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Monday Mission: Repurpose Kitchen Containers as Unusual (Frugal) Storage Methods

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While others are meticulously organizing their cupboards and pantries or posting beautiful pictures of their type A storage systems, I’m taking the alternative route and showing you some ways I use what I have and watch for strange and unusual storage solutions. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to throw away and recycle

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