Lawyerlady wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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I just eat the plastic and take out the middle man.

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 You like margarine, do you?

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   We use real butter so I have to get my plastic content in somewhere.

I microwave food in the plastic containers all the time.

I don't microwave much.

We get enough crap in our body everyday - I just want to do what I know I can to reduce it.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Meh. I've never heard of any kind of actual illness or death due to microwaving plastic.

And we don't do it often enough to build anything up.

I still have no problems with drinking from the garden hose if need be either.

Not faulting anyone who wants to avoid these things either.

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 Well it isn't like the autopsy is going to read "cause of death: plastic bowl of left overs put in the microwave". But it MIGHT say "colon cancer" or "stomach cancer" etc. People wonder why cancer is so much more prevalent these days. Eating plastic for lunch is one reason. 

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Everything causes something.

When we moved from NY/NJ, we sold EVERYTHING, lived off paper plates/plastic cups for 3 months, and then bought Correlle - Galloway pattern. White, with light green ivy around the edge, and a green stripe on the outter edge. I have 12 dinner plates, 4 lunch plates, 4 saucers (the cups got ditched), 8 bread & butter plates, 8 cereal bowls, 2 vegetable dishes, and one small oval platter. If anyone ever comes across serving dishes or platters, I would LOVE to get some more. I bought the original set (Wal-Mart) in 2004, and haven't seen it lately.

As far as dinner (or any other meal) is concerned - I'm IT!

DH was raised in a time and location where the wife took care of EVERYTHING in the house. He won't even put a dish in the dishwasher - at least he puts dishes in the sink! Laundry and cleaning are my bailiwick as well.

Ohfour wrote:

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Argh!!!!! Since my new kitchen matches my china, i thought, well hell, I'll just go buy another set to have in case I lose any more dishes. Well, its impossible to find! :( ...so Geeks, keep a lookout for me please ...

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 replacements.com  

 

 

My china was discontinued, I had 5 settings but everything else I needed last year.  You should have 12 place settings.

 

 

Ohfour wrote:

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Yeah. ..tried that. I want a million dinner plates! !!!!

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 I paid about 1K to finish off my place settings and serving dishes.  Love them!

 

 

I appreciate what you are saying.

But really, a person would have to consume huge quantities from plastic to cause a problem.

Everything I have says microwavable.

This is my grandmother's china I have.

Good thing I don't have bad eating habits or regularly consume toxins.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Good thing I don't have bad eating habits or regularly consume toxins.

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 So you eat a clean diet?  Nothing really pre-made, no artificial sweeteners, colors, additives, etc? 

The general american diet is full of ridiculous stuff.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Good thing I don't have bad eating habits or regularly consume toxins.

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 So you eat a clean diet?  Nothing really pre-made, no artificial sweeteners, colors, additives, etc? 

The general american diet is full of ridiculous stuff.

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 Yep.  Unless you are growing it yourself you'd be surprised how much stuff is in food.

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 Exactly.  You really need to take care to control it where you easily can.  And microwaving your food on plastic is an easy thing not to do.

We use the glad ware but we don't put it in the microwave. DH is nuts about that. He also won't even put hot food into it. You have to let it cool down before he'll let you put it in a container.

Bonny22Pye wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Good thing I don't have bad eating habits or regularly consume toxins.

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 So you eat a clean diet?  Nothing really pre-made, no artificial sweeteners, colors, additives, etc? 

The general american diet is full of ridiculous stuff.

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 I never said I had a clean diet. 

But yes. We do grow a huge portion of our own food. Between all of our families gardens, we eat a whole lot of fresh foods.

Including eggs and meats.

Our butchers market has local beef, pork and chicken. 

Yes we buy food at the grocery stores but not as much as some.

Example, tonight is beef stew.

The stew beef comes from a local beef farm, the vegetables from known gardens. The seasoning pack comes from the store. 

So yeah. My eating habits are not bad.

 

Lexxy wrote:

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Just a curiosity.......I eat a lot of frozen dinners for my lunch. They are in plastic containers. I assumed they were safe since they are specifically meant to be microwaved. Does anybody know for sure?

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 MOst of them are BPA free, and safe for one use.  But, the more you microwave it, or expose to heat via a dishwasher, the more it breaks down and releases toxins.  So, if you toss it after you eat the food - not really a big deal.  But things like Gladware, which is not meant for microwaving in the first place, that gets used over and over, is really bad.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Good thing I don't have bad eating habits or regularly consume toxins.

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 So you eat a clean diet?  Nothing really pre-made, no artificial sweeteners, colors, additives, etc? 

The general american diet is full of ridiculous stuff.

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 I never said I had a clean diet. 

But yes. We do grow a huge portion of our own food. Between all of our families gardens, we eat a whole lot of fresh foods.

Including eggs and meats.

Our butchers market has local beef, pork and chicken. 

Yes we buy food at the grocery stores but not as much as some.

Example, tonight is beef stew.

The stew beef comes from a local beef farm, the vegetables from known gardens. The seasoning pack comes from the store. 

So yeah. My eating habits are not bad.

 

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 I just can't keep up.  You change your arguments so frequently depending on what you want to argue about that day.  When it's the food stamp thread, meats and fresh veggies and fruits are too expensive and you can't buy them.  When someone questions you about this, it's all you eat. 

Whatever, Lily.

Read more at https://www.glad.com/faq/#2vDiDqTsz6ZdEm0f.99

Lawyerlady wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Good thing I don't have bad eating habits or regularly consume toxins.

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 So you eat a clean diet?  Nothing really pre-made, no artificial sweeteners, colors, additives, etc? 

The general american diet is full of ridiculous stuff.

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 I never said I had a clean diet. 

But yes. We do grow a huge portion of our own food. Between all of our families gardens, we eat a whole lot of fresh foods.

Including eggs and meats.

Our butchers market has local beef, pork and chicken. 

Yes we buy food at the grocery stores but not as much as some.

Example, tonight is beef stew.

The stew beef comes from a local beef farm, the vegetables from known gardens. The seasoning pack comes from the store. 

So yeah. My eating habits are not bad.

 

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 I just can't keep up.  You change your arguments so frequently depending on what you want to argue about that day.  When it's the food stamp thread, meats and fresh veggies and fruits are too expensive and you can't buy them.  When someone questions you about this, it's all you eat. 

Whatever, Lily.

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 I've noticed this too.  You say you eat so healthy and then you talk about eating spray cheese and box cake mixes and cookies and all kinds of stuff.  You have stated over and over that you will die drinking soda.  Even though we all know how horrible soda is for you.  But then you say you eat a clean diet.  You are all over the place in your statements.

I wouldn't trust Glad in the microwave. We used to put it in there until it started melting with the food. If the container is melting then that cannot be good.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Good thing I don't have bad eating habits or regularly consume toxins.

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 So you eat a clean diet?  Nothing really pre-made, no artificial sweeteners, colors, additives, etc? 

The general american diet is full of ridiculous stuff.

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 I never said I had a clean diet. 

But yes. We do grow a huge portion of our own food. Between all of our families gardens, we eat a whole lot of fresh foods.

Including eggs and meats.

Our butchers market has local beef, pork and chicken. 

Yes we buy food at the grocery stores but not as much as some.

Example, tonight is beef stew.

The stew beef comes from a local beef farm, the vegetables from known gardens. The seasoning pack comes from the store. 

So yeah. My eating habits are not bad.

 

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 I just can't keep up.  You change your arguments so frequently depending on what you want to argue about that day.  When it's the food stamp thread, meats and fresh veggies and fruits are too expensive and you can't buy them.  When someone questions you about this, it's all you eat. 

Whatever, Lily.

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 I've noticed this too.  You say you eat so healthy and then you talk about eating spray cheese and box cake mixes and cookies and all kinds of stuff.  You have stated over and over that you will die drinking soda.  Even though we all know how horrible soda is for you.  But then you say you eat a clean diet.  You are all over the place in your statements.

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 Ummm... something can be too expensive in the store. We get a lot of fresh veggies from our gardens. We put up as much as we can. Some times, it doesn't last till the next harvest. We then get what we can from the store.

You want to tell me you don't notice how much things cost even if you don't regularly buy it? 

I hear belly aching when not buying fresh produce all the time with food stamps and then I hear complaining when I get fresh veggies for nothing.

So what's the real problem? 

And FYI, I haven't had food stamps for over a year now. 

 

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Ah yes. The company promoting their own product - very reliable source. Seriously makes me doubt the independant scientific studies. Not.

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 All I'm saying is, it's not always cut and dry.

And yeah. Information from the company.

Or perhaps we should go to pilots for information about law?

 

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 Whatever, Lily.  It seems you will believe whatever you want to believe and it obviously has to be the opposite of what the majority of others are saying.  Enjoy your plastic for dinner.  Of course, I don't know why this is such an issue for you if you are just eating fresh meats and veggies all the time. 

How about if I say the sky is a really pretty blue today - you want to contradict me on that? 

Lawyerlady wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Ah yes. The company promoting their own product - very reliable source. Seriously makes me doubt the independant scientific studies. Not.

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 All I'm saying is, it's not always cut and dry.

And yeah. Information from the company.

Or perhaps we should go to pilots for information about law?

 

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 Whatever, Lily.  It seems you will believe whatever you want to believe and it obviously has to be the opposite of what the majority of others are saying.  Enjoy your plastic for dinner.  Of course, I don't know why this is such an issue for you if you are just eating fresh meats and veggies all the time. 

How about if I say the sky is a really pretty blue today - you want to contradict me on that? 

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 Exactly. Whatever.

Just because I disagree with you, you try to insult me.

As I said before, and you can go back and see for yourself, if a person wants to avoid certain things then I don't blame them. 

But it seems if someone doesn't fall all over themselves to get aboard your band wagon, well they are just stupid or lying or something.

I gave my thoughts and opinions. You took them personally and pretty much started attacking me. 

So whatever LL.