Guide to Glass Food Storage
If Food Could Choose, Glass Would Win
Healthy eating isn't only about what you eat, but how you prep, store, and heat your food. To this day, studies continue to reveal that preparing, heating and storing your food in plastic containers can negatively affect your health. Bisphenol-A (BPA), aka the main component of polycarbonate plastic, has been linked to many health concerns including infertility, cancer and ADD. New studies are showing even BPA-free plastics are not as safe as they initially claimed.
The hard truth? Plastic food containers were originally created for a short life. Once they get scratched, discolored, or warped from heat, potentially harmful chemicals can begin to leach into your food. The harder truth? Most plastic containers end up in landfills, including the ones that attempt to be recycled. Plastic can take 1000 years to decompose*. {source: https://www.thebalance.com/how-long-does-it-take-garbage-to-decompose-2878033}
After that heavy news, we'd like to show you something better and healthier. We highly recommend and use glass containers for baking, microwaving and storing our food. Honestly, food tastes best when it's heated (or reheated) in glass. Could it be because glass is naturally free of BPA, phthalates and PVC? Or is it because glass is infinitely recyclable, sustainable, safe, durable and made from completely natural raw materials? Any way you look at it, glass is good for you, your family and, thankfully, our planet.
Products:
Duralex Glass Food Storage
These best-selling, tempered glass containers are amazingly durable and safe. They're made from tempered glass, which is 2.5 times stronger than standard glass. Choose from a variety of sizes from 5 ounces to 109 ounces.
Anchor Hocking TrueSeal
The patented inner lid forces air out of these tempered glass containers and away from your food. Perfect for cupboard essentials like cereal, crackers, nuts and coffee, and pantry perishables like brown sugar and flour. A mesh filter prevents finer ingredients like powdered sugar from being expelled so they stay fresh as well.
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Wean Green Kitchen Set
These handy, tempered glass containers have airtight, snap-on lids that create a leak-proof seal so you can fill them without worry. These are especially ideal if you have children, as the smaller sized containers are perfect for little leftovers, bite-sized fruits and veggies. Stackable for easy storage.
A few more tips for safer food storage:
- Make sure your leftovers are properly stored in the refrigerator within two hours of cooking.
- If you have a lot of leftover food, separate it into a few smaller shallow containers. This will help to cool foods faster and reduce the risk of contamination.
- In most cases, it's better to wash your produce just before eating. If you wash it prior to storing it in the refrigerator, residual moisture can accelerate spoilage.
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