This post was written a week or so ago, when it was still hot and sunny in the early morning and I could pull myself out of bed for a workout. Now that fall has hit it’s not so easy and the early morning workouts are few and far between. My alarm went off at…
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I Love My Baggu-How About You?
Baggus are not just for girly girls-men will love them too! “What is a BAGGU?” you might ask. Baggu is the “…bag of the future” according to Teen Vogue. It is an eco-friendly and stylish bag (sold in packages of 3 and 6) and it is one simple step you can take to help save…
Snack Attack-How to Make Healthy Choices for Salty and Sweet Treats
American’s love of sugary and salty snacks is undeniable. The supermarkets are filled with aisle after aisle of snack food choices. According to the Snack Food Association, in a single day (Super Bowl Sunday), Americans consumed an estimated 30.4 million pounds of chips, dips, pretzels, popcorn and other treats. So many choices-snacking on the wrong…
Reduce the Garbage-Switch to a Sustainable Lunch Box
Through August 31, 2010 Kids Konserve is offering Groovy Green Livin readers a 15% discount on all products -just enter the code “groovy” at check out. Wow! It is hard to imagine that children’s lunches create more than 3.5 billion pounds of garbage each year, which amounts to a crazy 18,760 pounds of trash annually…
Send Your Kids Back to School the Eco-Friendly Way
As the new school year rapidly approaches it is a perfect time to re-evaluate your lifestyle of years past and start thinking about adding eco-friendly habits to your school routine. Here are 6 green products to get you started: Foogo by Thermos–This small thermos is stainless steel so there is no risk of leaching plastic….
Top 12 Fruits and Vegetables to Buy Organic
There is nothing like the summer months when supermarkets are filled with fresh fruits and vegetables. Local farmers markets have set up shop for the season, offering an abundance of fresh produce. When we shop for produce we have many choices -one of the most difficult being whether to invest our hard earned dollars on…
15 Ways to Be Green Without Spending a Dime
Check out these simple changes you can make in your everyday life that won’t cost you anything and will send you on your way to a greener lifestyle. UNPLUG-Things all around us are plugged in – phone/iPod charger, computer, toaster, TV, microwave. When not in use, unplug anything that uses electricity. These are all sucking…
