Greetings!
Our first newsletter of 2010...and a brand new CleanER Plate Club slate for us to fill, fueled by the fire in our bellies.
Food safety topped the news last year, and not in a good way. Daily recalls, E.coli and Salmonella outbreaks and questionable handling practices were a regular occurrence. Our commitment is to bring healthier eating for all to the forefront. It begins with substance and sustains with dedication. The substance is really understanding nutrition and sound eating practices and not being a slave to fad diets. The dedication is making it a lifestyle you and everyone around you can follow. It’s the ‘er’ in the everyday – more conscious eating, less processed food selections, drinking more water, and moving our bodies – even if it means a walk from the farthest parking spot at the grocery store. The right sustenance helps to put us all on an equal playing field. |
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Ask for what you know is better for you and demand change when you know it still isn’t good enough...your children’s school lunches...the meat, poultry and seafood served at your favorite restaurants...the fruit and vegetables at your local grocery store. Help your children understand why you ask these questions and bring them into the kitchen to learn more about how to fuel themselves.
We can reach the tipping point of safer, cleaner food for all if we move the needle together. In this issue, get a look at The Top Food Safety Stories of 2009, a clearer way to hydrate, and our New Year’s Resolution for the next decade.
Here’s to the best year ever!
Watch Dr. Shawki Ibrahim, Ph.D. Environmental Science and B.S. Agriculture and Mareya Ibrahim, Founder and President of EAT CLEANER discuss the cleanliness of the food we eat, potential risks to your family, and how to take food safety into your own hands. Share with everyone you love.
2009 was a banner year for Salmonella and E.coli. It’s also one of the reasons we created EAT CLEANER and. Some serious food for thought.
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New York Times reporter Michael Moss introduced readers to Stephanie Smith, a children's dance instructor from Minnesota who is partially paralyzed from E. coli O157:H7.
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Nevada resident Linda Rivera was among those most severely injured by Nestlé chocolate-chip cookie dough contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
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Peanut Corporation of America caused consumers pain and suffering, the government time and money, and was responsible for the most costly food recall in history.
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Salmonella contamination was once unheard of in ground beef recalls, but in 2009 there were three.
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USA Today reported that Jack in the Box and other fast-food outlets have higher standards than the National School Lunch program.
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Here is where applied science gets fun. Our bodies are 70% water and our blood is 94% of the magical fluid. That means if you’re drinking water less than 7.0 pH – most of the water available on the market today is in the 5-6 range – you could be sending your body into a state of acidosis. Acidicity in the body is linked with most of the modern chronic diseases out there, including Parkinson’s Disease and cancer. If you’re drinking soda, make 2010 the year you kick the habit. Coca Cola sits at about 2.5 pH, the equivalent of vinegar, and alkaline water is between 8-9.5. So get yourself a BPA-free bottle and fill it with 64 oz. of alkaline water a day. It’s a Powerful Detoxifier, hydrator and regulator of your bodies pH.
Soon, you’ll be able to buy alkaline water from Eat Cleaner. After all… you are what you eat…and drink. |
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It’s a resolution for the decade – a resolve to evolve into a society where food is our pleasure, not our pain. Help us make it happen!
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For Eat Cleaner to sit on everyone’s kitchen sink, from Arizona to Alaska, Wisconsin to Wenatchee.
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For our friends and families to enjoy the gift of good health by eating cleaner, safer, wholesome foods.
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To help Oprah stay consistent with her weight by eating cleaner (Oprah, we’re here for you).
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To have children reach for apples and an Eat Cleaner wipe instead of a candy bar, for bowls of broccoli and green beans instead of French fries and funnel cakes.
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For whirled peas, one cleaner bite at a time.
One better bite at a time, the latest news is about the men who are Eating Cleaner in Hollywood. Let’s hear it for the boys!
Have a story about how Eat Cleaner has worked for you? Email us at info@eatcleaner.com and you’ll receive a set of 2 reusable Eat Cleaner Produce Bags. You can be our featured testimonial on our home page.
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