Plastic Container FYI for Food and Beverages

Plastic Water Bottles [1]

In the summer months it is very common to drink more water.  In an attempt to drink more water people will refill plastic water bottles.  This isn't good as many water bottles will release toxins like BPA, dioxins and styrene which can be converted into bad forms of estrogen in the body.  Here are a few tips to consider with water or food containers:

• Try to use glass containers to store food.
• For liquids try glass or metal containers.
• Avoid plastic water bottles with the numbers 3, 6 or 7 on the cap or bottom of the container.
• When drinking hot beverages at coffee shops try to take off the lids off the containers.  They are a #6 and will release toxins especially from the heat of coffee or tea.
• If you have to use plastic containers for convenience, try to stick to the numbers 1 or 5 and make sure they don't reach 103-degrees in temperature (These can leach toxins at this temperature).
• DON'T drink fluid out of a plastic container that has been sitting in a car in the spring or summer months!
• Finally DON'T microwave food or beverages in plastic containers!

I hope this information helps you on your quest to stay better hydrated

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1.  Image retrieved from:   http://www.simplyfreshottawa.com