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This article from Good Housekeeping provides a guide on how to freeze fresh produce to enjoy peak-season flavors for months. The guide advises prepping the produce by peeling, pitting, slicing, and chopping it before freezing. It also recommends blanching certain vegetables to capture their peak flavor, color, and nutrients. The article emphasizes that freezing does not destroy nutrients and can actually preserve more of them compared to other methods like canning and roasting. Additionally, the article suggests freezing herbs in silicone ice cube trays with olive oil for easy use in cooking. It concludes with suggestions on how to use frozen berries, stone fruits, corn, and sugar snap peas in various recipes. The article also provides recommendations for different types of containers for freezing and storing produce. [Extracted from the article]

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Veggie roasting guide For all the below items, season with salt, pepper, and olive oil and spread on a rimmed baking sheet with space between pieces. Let's eat stack smart Layer lunches with dressing and sturdier toppings at the bottom to avoid sogginess in transit. Roasted Vegetable Bowl Recipe, page 90 bowl goals Try a mix of raw and cooked vegetables for a variety of textures and flavors that'll fill you up. [Extracted from the article]

"Composting not only keeps unused food out of landfills but also gives back to the planet by enriching the soil and pulling carbon out of the atmosphere", DeMocker says. HEALTH CHALLENGE Sustainability starts at home - literally. "Planet care is self-care; what's good for the earth is also good for us", DeMocker says. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses the harmful effects of household products and the precautionary measures to be taken to safeguard human and environmental health.It includes the use of non stick cookware which have toxic chemicals that make them non stick which can be replaced by the use of stainless steel vessels, the use of food containers which release Bis phenol S (BPS) on heating which can be replaced with glass or stainless steel containers and the use of flame retardant free cushions and couches.

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When scientists sounded the alarm about the chemical BPA in plastic items (research linked it to hormonal, heart, and cognitive problems, to name a few), companies started manufacturing products they called BPAfree. But several new studies now warn that consumers should also be wary of these BPA-free items because substitute materials used in their construction may be harmful as well: Preliminary research in rodents suggests that they may lead to high blood pressure and negatively affect fetal brain development. It won't be hard to switch - you can find everything from bento lunchboxes for the kiddies to stackable glass food storage containers for leftovers made from these safer materials. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents step-by-step instructions for packing a hot dog to work.

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