Top 11 Swaps to Detox your Kitchen

Ease your mind about the health of your kitchen by swapping out these 11 everyday kitchen products and replacing them with safer alternatives. Many of the products I suggest you remove affect your central nervous system, and that of your family members, leaving you/them on edge and even irritable. Lower the stress with these top 11 swaps to reduce the chemical load in your kitchen:

1. Swap out synthetic food dyes: Switch to natural food colors for Christmas cookies, etc. Benefit: Calmer kids!

2. Swap out utensils that contain lead: Exchange all crystal decanters and dishes that contain lead for healthier options. Here’s how to set the green family table.

3. Swap out plastic: Package food in glass and skip containers #3, #6, and #7 by understanding kitchen plastic.

4. Swap out Teflon-coated cookware: For healthier options choose stainless steel, glass, or porcelain-coated pans. Trash the Teflon.

5. Swap out disinfectants: Check your soap, sponges and sprays to see if they are made with triclosan or other synthetic disinfectants. Go instead for natural soap with antibacterial essential oils.

6. Swap out scented candles: Eschew toxic soot and fumes for a 100 percent pure beeswax candle that also works as a natural air freshener.

7. Swap out pesticides: Avoid any and all synthetic pesticides or pesticide servicing for integrated pest management and choose non-toxic alternatives.

8. Swap out food additives: Avoid high-fructose corn syrup, MSG, preservatives, and other less-than-whole foods. Check out our healthy recipes instead.

9. Swap out silicone bakeware: Return to metal utensils and cookie pans until the science about silicone is worked out. Opt for the Precautionary Principle.

10. Swap out all cleaning products that have a “signal word” that is stronger than a “caution.” Clean the oven for the holidays with baking soda, no elbow grease, and no fumes. Find other non-toxic formulas and approaches.

11. Swap out your gas stove: Substitute an electric stove instead. Sorry! Gas stoves produce carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.

Disclaimer: The views expressed above are solely those of the author and may not reflect those of
Care2, Inc., its employees or advertisers.

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3:03AM PST on Jan 20, 2012

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5:52PM PST on Jan 18, 2012

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Heather B.

6:30PM PDT on May 4, 2010

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Darla G.

11:38AM PDT on May 3, 2010

all great, but I will not ever swap my gas stove. I just love it. Sorry..... we are well ventilated though. Where can one get the natural food colorings?

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10:39PM PST on Jan 4, 2010

This is great information all except you need to educate your self on the horribel products crystal light(aspartame) also splenda. Go into the site www.mercola.com and you will find how bad these products are for your health. I know 2 young women that were diagnosed with MS because the drank over a liter of diet pop for 15yrs.
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Beth H.

1:43PM PDT on Apr 22, 2009

Unless a person is off the grid with either solar or wind here in the Sierras, having propane is the least expensive since it can cost at least 10k to run underground power lines from the road to your home, and come winter if the power from the grid is out you cannot cook.

And having a catalytic converter on any wood burning stove is a must here, if we want the air to be clean. And since most are on home wells, having water saving appliances is a must. Many have the newer low water use front loading washers and low water use dishwashers.

But people also use more of the old fashioned wringer washers as well. Like the Amish use. And most of us have old fashioned wash boards that we bought from Lehmans.com who sell to the Amish. Most items need spot washing not an entire wash. So be it underwear or shirts etc, using a wash board to wash only the soiled areas and then rinsing and line drying save water as well as energy.

And using the windwhield foil looking shades that we use to keep the car cool on a hot day, to make a solar over really does work!

~Beth~

Steph A.

5:57AM PST on Jan 8, 2009

Its not regular electric stoves, its induction. Gas is better in my experience you can also buy energy plates.. example http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/good-ideas/gas-energy-saver/ . Solar is a good investment for lighting and for other uses but you need lots of good panels and sun! no likely here in denmark.
But when living without electricity for 1 yr we used a camping stove, worked well. No heating, blankets, we did have a little gas heater with an eement attached to a gas bottle, nt regulary used more for guests.
Also maybe those who have old gas items should get them checked and open a window! you shouldnt get fumes from gas stoves heaters, etc.

Washing machine, no electricty needed, was great http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/good-ideas/gas-energy-saver/

We have a small oven, seems more energy efficent due to smaller space than bigger ovens.

Teflon is terrible, a great suggestion to keep it out of the kitchen.