CASA MARIANNA
Marianna Padilla
Personal Trainer, Instructor, Presenter
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An Ecological Kitchen
Developing an ecological awareness in the
kitchen begins with changing many small
habits. Here are a few ways to create a more
conscious and resourceful kitchen.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Food
Compost (no meat or bones)
Use vegetable stems, leaves, etc, for soup
stock, or steamed, and then pureed for
creamed soups.
Water
Fill a pitcher of water and keep it chilled in
the refrigerator.
Wash dishes by hand. Do not let water run
while rinsing, rather, partially fill second sink
and rinse dishes in batches.
Use pasta cooking water for soup stock or if
very starchy, to thicken salad dressings.
Put soaking water in compost or outdoors.
Save vegetable steaming water for soup
stock or for cooking beans or grains.
Plastics
Recycle. For recycling #5 plastics (yogurt
containers, etc) in So. Minneapolis, take them to the Linden Hills Co-op , 2813 W. 43rd St.
(While you're there, go across the street to the Linden Hills Home Store and check out all
their green and organic products. http://www.lindenhills.coop/naturalhome For recycling
plastics #1-6, see: http://www.eastsidefood.coop/ Plastics are know to be hormone
disruptors and carcinogenic. Store food in glass or stainless steel containers. Do not use
plastic water bottles. Do not heat food in the microwave in plastic containers, even if they
say microwave safe. Plastic also does not disintegrate. Use reusable cloth bags for
shopping. Use nylon bags (byob) for storing your produce. See http://www.coolhats.biz/
Focus on purchasing kitchen utensils made of natural products.
Paper
Recycle or compost
Use cloth towels and napkins
Buy bulk products; much of the price is for packaging. Fresher food, less waste.
Cleaning products
Purchase environmentally safe cleaning products or make your own. See
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/mnenvironment/summer2006/greencleaning.html
Equipment
Choosing products made of natural materials helps reduce waste. For some suggestions
see Kitchen Equipment
Developing an ecological awareness in thekitchen begins with changing many small
habits. Here are a few ways to create a more
conscious and resourceful kitchen.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Food
Compost (no meat or bones)
Use vegetable stems, leaves, etc, for soup
stock, or steamed, and then pureed for
creamed soups.
Water
Fill a pitcher of water and keep it chilled in
the refrigerator.
Wash dishes by hand. Do not let water run
while rinsing, rather, partially fill second sink
and rinse dishes in batches.
Use pasta cooking water for soup stock or if
very starchy, to thicken salad dressings.
Put soaking water in compost or outdoors.
Save vegetable steaming water for soup
stock or for cooking beans or grains.
Plastics
Recycle. For recycling #5 plastics (yogurt
containers, etc) in So. Minneapolis, take them to the Linden Hills Co-op , 2813 W. 43rd St.
(While you're there, go across the street to the Linden Hills Home Store and check out all
their green and organic products. http://www.lindenhills.coop/naturalhome For recycling
plastics #1-6, see: http://www.eastsidefood.coop/ Plastics are know to be hormone
disruptors and carcinogenic. Store food in glass or stainless steel containers. Do not use
plastic water bottles. Do not heat food in the microwave in plastic containers, even if they
say microwave safe. Plastic also does not disintegrate. Use reusable cloth bags for
shopping. Use nylon bags (byob) for storing your produce. See http://www.coolhats.biz/
Focus on purchasing kitchen utensils made of natural products.
Paper
Recycle or compost
Use cloth towels and napkins
Buy bulk products; much of the price is for packaging. Fresher food, less waste.
Cleaning products
Purchase environmentally safe cleaning products or make your own. See
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/mnenvironment/summer2006/greencleaning.html
Equipment
Choosing products made of natural materials helps reduce waste. For some suggestions
see Kitchen Equipment
