Bananas wrapped in plastic?

While surfing the web today I came across a UK story about a Uk company called  Del Monte who is now packaging their bananas individually wrapped in plastic bags!

It got me so angry! All I can think is ARE THEY SERIOUS??? A banana is already packaged in it's beautiful, tough skin.

The Del Monte bananas will be marketed under the slogan ‘Natural Energy Snack on the Go’.
Del Monti insists the addition of a clear plastic bag is actually a green measure.

Del Monte claims that the plastic bag contains ‘Controlled Ripening Technology’ – which extends the shelf-life of the banana by up to six days, and helps the banana to ripen slower than if it is left in the open air.

Go Green Baby hopes the decision to package bananas in plastic is turned around, as this is so wasteful, and will only contribute to more landfil...and who knows what chemicals may leach into your precious banana if it gets warm while wrapped in the plastic.

Manufactures need to reduce the amount of packaging, not increase it!! SHAME ON YOU DEL MONTE!

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361666/Del-Monte-packaging-Bananas-second-skin.html#ixzz1HU5Kh8ID

Tips to beat the summer heat.

 As wonderful as the Australian Summer can be, sometimes the heat can be exhausting, especially if there’s no escape. Not all of us can afford air conditioned houses, which means that we need to start getting creative about cooling down!
here are some ideas for you and your family to beat the summer heat;

• Drink plenty, even it your not thirsty.
• Dress in light-weight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing.
• Go shopping or to the movies.
• Keep the shades drawn.
• If there is a breeze, get a cross breeze by opening 2 windows on either side of a room or house, get the breeze going form one window to the other.
• Visit the local pool, or the beach, but be sun smart!
• Install celing fans, they cost very little per hour to run.
• Eat light. Avoid hot, heavy meals and opt for foods high in water content: fruits, salads and soups.
• Take baths and showers. Because water conducts heat away from the body, bathing in tepid water is a good cooling technique.

Watch out for heat exhaustion:
Symptoms of heat exhaustion include:

Body temperature usually normal or only slightly elevated.

• Dry mouth.
• Fatigue, weakness.
• Dizziness.
• Headache.
• Nausea, sometimes vomiting.
• Weak and rapid pulse.
• Sweating.
• Cool, clammy, pale skin.

Treatments for heat exhaustion:

• Get out of the sun and into a cool place.
• Drink more fluids (electrolyte sports drinks may help), but don't drink too fast or you could become nauseous.
• Eat salty snacks.
• Rest.
• Loosen clothing.

Be aware that heat stroke can come after heat exhaustion, but it can also develop quickly and independently if one's core body temperature rises too high.
Symptoms of heat stroke include:

• Very high body temperature
• Hot, dry, red skin.
• No sweating.
• Disorientation, hallucinations, delirium
• Rapid breathing and fast pulse, then slow breathing and weak pulse.
• Convulsions.
• Loss of consciousness.

NOTE: Symptoms can come on quickly.
Heat stroke can occur within 10 - 15 minutes of the first symptoms. If treatment is not given immediately, permanent damage can occur to internal organs.



Immediate care for a heat stroke victim includes:

• Move person to cool place indoors or in the shade outdoors.
• Lower body temperature as soon as possible.
• Remove clothing and wrap person in a wet sheet, or wet their cotton clothing.
• Fan person with electric fan or manually (do not place wet items too close to electric fan).
• Place ice packs or cold compresses on the neck, under armpits, and in the groin area.
• If child is unconscious, carefully place them in cool water up to their neck.
• If child is conscious, try to get them to drink cool water, slowly.
• Person may not be able to drink if delirious (do not force them).

Heat stroke can be fatal, call 000 or get to the hospital as soon as possible!

Say 'NO' to plastic wrap.

Plastic wrap...it's made from petroleum-based plastics polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) to make it soft chemicals called phthalates are added, which are known to cause hormonal disruption and developmental problems, and have ...been found to leach into food.
Plastic wrap is intended to be thrown away after just one use, which is very wasteful and adds greatly to our land fill.  A rough guide as to how much a child would use in plastic wrap based on a one sandwich, one muffin and a handful of nuts/sultanas wrapped in plastic wrap in their lunch bag each day for a year, would work it out to be 105meters of plastic wrap that would be dumped into our ever increasing landfill. Times this by a small school of 450 students and it comes to a massive 47 250meters per year!
It's a bad product for your health and for the environment!