Over the summer, I lost 25 pounds by following a grain-free diet and eating the right supplements as instructed by my excellent doctor, Chris Kresser. (Contact me if you want to know more about that.) Chris really does his research and his blog posts are invariably excellent. A few weeks ago ago he posted one entitled How plastic food containers could be making you fat, infertile and sick.
I’ve written a lot of posts about plastics and food, and now Chris has convinced me that we’re on the right track with the way we prepare and store food. We essentially don’t let plastic ever touch our food or drink, not if we can help it. This includes making coffee, which I do in a completely glass coffee maker – a vacuum coffee pot. We drink from glass or china cups, of course.
One of my favorites has always been the Duralex Gigone espresso-size (3.75 oz.) tumbler. I first saw this marvel of design in the Canary Islands in the 1970′s. It’s been a staple of cafes in Europe for decades. The Canarian cortado, an insanely delicious combination of sweetened condensed milk and espresso, is served beautifully in a Duralex glass. I’ve been waiting for years for this size to become available in the USA, and finally it is… right here.
Which would you prefer? The glass cup, above, or the paper cup below?
You can learn much more about how to get plastic away from your food and drink by reading this post on Walkable Eastwood.
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