June 2007 Newsletter

Wash Your Cloth Diapers with Soap That Grows on Trees!    About a year ago I created a detergent chart where I rated various detergents based upon the number of non-ideal (unnatural) ingredients they contained. The more natural and eco-friendly detergents got the highest ratings. But still I was always bothered by the fact that even those “natural” detergents were not natural enough. They still contained chemically altered or produced surfactants and more then a few moms emailed me to share this concern. Sadly there have been few options for eco-conscious consumers.

Well a few weeks back I was reading Mothering magazine and I was excited when I read about a 100% natural laundry soap called soap nuts. Soap Nuts are a natural soap that literally grows on trees!

A single soapberry tree produces hundreds of kilos of nuts per year! So they are very sustainable and fall to the ground in Indian and Indonesian forests where they are collected by folks who have used the nuts for centuries.

So the burning question is…do soap nuts really work? I was delighted to find that they do! I have used them for several days now and I let my laundry pile up in anticipation of their arrival. I have laundered several loads of cloth diapers was very happy with the results and the diapers smelled very fresh and clean. I hope you like soap nuts as much as I do!

Need Menu Planning Ideas? - If you had a choice between grabbing fat-laden fast food yet again or serving your family a balanced, home-cooked meal, which would you pick?

What if I told you that you can prepare that home-cooked meal and save time and money over the so called "Fast Food" option? Menu Planning allows you to do just that. It ensures that you have the ingredients you need in the house to whip up a delicious and nutritious dinner in less time than it takes you figure out what takeout to get and then wait in line at the drive through.

But who has time to sit down to find recipes, make a menu plan and the grocery list to go along with it?

Well, now you do!

My friend Christine Steendahl of Dine Without Whine, Healthy Menu mailer, and Kid approved Meals is offering a killer combo deal on healthy menu plans that the whole family will love.

Check it out! http://www.diaperjungle.com/meal-planning.htm

10 Days to  Greener You! - Okay so maybe you weren't the "green mama" mentioned above but if you would like to learn more about green living and lightening your environmental footprint we have great news for you...we have created a FREE ten day e-course called 10 Days to a Greener You. Sign up and check it out and good luck on your journey to green living.

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