Save the planet! Eat Three Sisters and Nature's Path Bagged Cereal!

Three Sisters Cereal advertises:  


"Ditch the box and save a tree.  Made using renewable energy"


There are many ways to help the planet and some are harder than others.  Switching to bagged cereal, like Three Sisters Cereal, is one of the easiest things you can do and it tastes delicious, plus it will save you money over name brand cereal.


Here is a list of all the reasons that you should consider trying Three Sisters Cereal:


1)  Buying bagged cereal eliminates the cardboard box, which is wasteful.  By buying bagged cereal you are saving trees and keeping the boxes out of landfills.  Unfortunately, most cardboard boxes and mixed paper recycled by individuals is not recycled because the demand for recycled paper is low and most cereal boxes are designed in such a way that they are difficult to recycle because of the printing process.


2)  Three Sisters cereal is bagged in food-safe, recyclable bags!  So just toss the bag in the recycling instead of the trash!


3)  Three Sisters Cereal uses renewable energy to manufacture their cereals.


4)  Their cereal is sugary and they have variety!


Varieties include:

• Cinnamon Sweets ®
• Graham Crackerz ™
• Honey Oaties ®
• Honey Puffs
• Instant Oatmeal
• Sweet Wheat ™
• Marshmallow Oaties ®

Three Sisters Cereal is available at Whole Foods.


Of course, even more environmentally friendly and economic than buying Three Sisters Cereal is shopping in the bulk section and reusing your own plastic bags.  But if you're in a rush or for some reason don't like the bulk section or your local store doesn't have one then Three Sisters Cereal is a great alternative.  If your local store doesn't yet carry it then put in a request.


Three Sisters cereals are a little too sweet for me to have everyday, so I also enjoy "Nature's Path Organic Heritage Flakes," which have just a hint of sweetness and are low in sugar and have plenty of fiber.  I actually prefer Nature's Path because their cereals are organic.

Like Three Sisters Cereal, Nature's Path makes its bags from recyclable plastics.  Nature's path estimates the savings from buying their bagged cereals as follows:


- Paper Board Saved:  437 tons per year
- Total Energy Saved: 7,464 million BTUs
- Green House Gases Saved: 1,389,323 lbs CO2
- Wastewater Saved: 826,542 gallons
- Solid Waste Diverted:  248,383 pounds


Their source quotes is: http://www.edf.org/papercalculator/


For most of us, these calculations are just really big numbers, but we don't really understand what they translate into, so let me try to provide some context.


Let's assume that the average american drives 12,000 miles per year and their car averages 20 mpg.  This means that each year, the average american car produces 12,253 pounds of CO2 emissions per year.


Using this carbon footprint calculator, we can estimate the average CO2 emissions of a car:
http://www.greenprogress.com/carbon_footprint_calculator.php


So Nature's Path saving 1,389,323 lbs of CO2 per year is equivalent of keeping

1,389,323/12,253 = 113 cars off of the road per year!


Think about all the effort that it would take you to completely stop driving your car - buying bagged cereal is a very easy and economical way for you to decrease your carbon footprint.  So tell your friends about the benefits of eating bagged cereal because the more people who do it, the less waste we'll have and the better the planet will look for our children. 


Also, if you click on any of the amazon links, please realize that the price in stores is a fraction of the price on amazon - it costs less that $5 in stores for a 32 oz. bag.  I once compared the bagged cereal per oz. to all the boxed cereals and the bagged cereal won every time.  It makes sense - if they don't have to waste money on the box then they can afford to save you some money on the cereal!

Epilady - Smooth and Luxurious Legs for Weeks and No More Razors!

Epilady is a mechanical hair removal tool - you can use it to remove hair from your legs, arms, back...wherever!  Even those unmentionable areas to prepare yourself for bikini season!  Epilady uses rotating mechanical disks that grip onto the hair and pull it out from the root, thus easily getting rid of any unwanted or unsavory hair.  Epilady is available on Amazon:

I've been using Epilady technology for over eight years and it works great!  Their products are built to last if you take care of them.  My mother used my Epilady before me (she needed an excuse to get herself a new one), so in total it's been around for over a dozen years and it still works like new.


If you're tired of shaving then consider getting an Epilady for your hair removal needs.  It may hurt a little the first few times, but it's easier than waxing - it's less painful, less costly, and less messy.  If it hurts too much the first few times then consider taking a couple of Advil or Iburprofen to numb the pain the first couple of times.  Once you get the hang of using Epilady then you'll never notice the pain again.


After using Epilady to remove your unwanted body hair, red spots will appear, but that's just because you pulled the hair out from the roots and by the next day, the spots will be gone.  Sometimes I apply a body moisturizer like Aveeno or Cetaphil to calm the area down or take a cool shower.  If you apply moisturizer too soon after removing the unwanted hair then sometimes the moisturizer can get stuck in the little holes where the hair follicle once was, creating a pimple.  So the point is, unless your skin is very irritated, I have found it best just to rinse in cool water and then wait for a day.


Considering how much a waxing session is at a salon, the Epilady is a very cost-effective method of hair removal.  With the global recession hitting so hard - it can be a great way to keep your legs looking smooth, sexy, and touchable, without hurting your wallet.  The Epilady is available on Amazon for under $60.  There are various models, but I recommend the Epilady Legend and I also recommend that you get one with a power cord because the battery-only powered ones will lose their juice.  I hope that you seriously consider Epilady!