You've made the switch to organic, you read labels carefully, and you're mindful of what you put in your body. But what if we told you that you might be consuming a credit card's worth of plastic every single week?
It sounds like science fiction, but it's a startling reality. Microplastics—tiny plastic particles smaller than a sesame seed—have infiltrated our environment, our food, and our bodies. At Foodcraft, this isn't just an environmental concern; it's a profound health concern that directly influences every decision we make, from our packaging to the water we use in our products.
The Invisible Invasion: How Much Plastic Are We Really Eating?
Microplastics are everywhere. They shed from synthetic clothing, break down from littered plastic bottles and bags, and even come from car tires. They've been found in the deepest oceans, the highest mountains, and unfortunately, throughout our food supply.
Consider this:
- A recent study estimated that the average person consumes about 5 grams of microplastics every week—that's roughly the weight of a credit card.
- They're in our seafood, sea salt, honey, and even floating in the air.
- A major source? Bottled water. Studies have shown a single liter of bottled water can contain hundreds of thousands of nanoplastic particles.
We are consuming a constant, low-dose cocktail of plastic and its chemical additives without even realizing it. While the long-term health effects are still being studied, the idea of plastic accumulating in our bodies is a powerful motivator to take action.
How to Avoid the Unavoidable? Practical Steps to Reduce Intake
While it's nearly impossible to eliminate microplastic exposure entirely, you can drastically reduce it with a few key changes:
- Ditch Plastic in the Kitchen: This is our biggest passion. Avoid storing food, especially hot or acidic food, in plastic containers. Never microwave food in plastic. Choose glass, stainless steel, or ceramic instead.
- Choose Natural Fibers: Opt for clothing, bedding, and towels made from cotton, wool, linen, or hemp instead of polyester, nylon, and acrylic, which shed microfibers in the wash.
- Say No to Single-Use Plastic: Reduce your reliance on plastic water bottles, takeaway cups, and plastic bags. Every item you refuse is one less piece of plastic that can break down into microplastics.
- Be a Mindful Laundry Guru: Consider using a washing machine filter or a Guppyfriend bag to catch synthetic fibers before they enter the water system.
- Demand and Support Change: Support businesses that are committed to plastic-free solutions and advocate for better policies on plastic production and waste.
Our Promise: Glass Jars and Filtered Water for Your Health
This isn't just advice we give—it's the bedrock of our company ethos. Our commitment to avoiding microplastics is reflected in two fundamental choices:
1. Why Glass Jars?
You'll notice that we pack our products in glass jars whenever possible. This isn't just an aesthetic choice; it's a health choice.
- Zero Plastic Leaching: Glass is inert. It doesn't leach chemicals or microplastics into your food, no matter how long it sits on the shelf.
- Pure Taste & Freshness: Glass preserves the true, unaltered flavor and potency of our ingredients without any risk of plastic contamination.
- Infinitely Recyclable: Unlike plastic, which can only be downcycled, glass can be recycled endlessly without loss of quality, helping to break the cycle of plastic pollution.
Our glass-packed products include our premium Organic Stone Ground Raw Tahini Sesame Butter, Organic Raw Black Sesame Butter, and our living Lacto-Fermented Organic Jalapeno Pickles and Living Lacto-Fermented Kabu Radish with Chili. These fermented vegetables are naturally acidic, making glass packaging even more crucial to prevent any chemical leaching that could occur with plastic containers.
2. Why We Are Huge Advocates for Filtered Water (And Love AquaTru)
If bottled water is a major source of microplastics, and tap water can contain a variety of contaminants, what's the solution? High-quality filtration.
Water is the most fundamental ingredient in life and in many of the products we make and consume. That's why we are such strong advocates for filtered water. It's the single most effective way to remove microplastics, contaminants, and impurities from your primary source of hydration.
This belief is why we carry the AquaTru Countertop Water Purifier. AquaTru isn't just a pitcher; it's a countertop reverse osmosis system that is independently tested and certified to remove 99.9% of microplastics, along with hundreds of other contaminants. It provides the clean, pure water you deserve without the waste and plastic pollution of bottled water.
The Perfect Pairing: Pure Water and Pure Food
When you combine the purity of AquaTru-filtered water with our glass-packed, oil-rich nut butters and naturally acidic lacto-fermented vegetables, you're creating a foundation for optimal health. Our fermented products like the Lacto-Fermented Organic Jalapeno Pickles are naturally probiotic and benefit from the pure environment that glass packaging provides, while our rich Organic Tahini maintains its delicate flavor profile without any plastic interference.
A Commitment to Purity, Inside and Out
Our mission has always been to provide you with the purest, most effective wellness products possible. That commitment doesn't stop at our ingredients; it extends to everything that touches them—from the glass that protects them to the water we use to create them.
By choosing glass and committed to filtered water, we're taking a stand for your health and for our planet. It's our way of ensuring that from our kitchen to yours, you're getting nothing but the best, without the hidden ingredients.
To your health and wellness💞
P.S. Ready to eliminate microplastics from your water? Explore the powerful filtration of our AquaTru Countertop Water Purifier and make a change for your health and our planet.
