Our trash comes from our crappy food

As a follow up to yesterday's post about Unprocessed October, I thought I'd share this photo of a trash can I passed on my way to the train station in Philadelphia yesterday.

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Why Americans are more likely to lose weight in October

We're not in the army now.

No, it's not the stress of watching your team fail to hit in the post season (come on, Phils!) or the increased hiking activity to look at fall foliage and walks through organic pumpkin farms. It's committing to kick single use disposables out of our kitchens.

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3 Minute Pasta with a Side of Plastic Bag

I saw this commercial last night, and I don't know about you, but the 3 minutes Ronzoni's pasta portions would save me is enough time to accomplish all sorts of major tasks. It's enough time to get done all those pesky chores like laundry and installing that ceiling lamp in my room that I always grumble about. "If only I had 3 extra minutes at dinner time, my life would be in order!

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