For Christmas we got SIGG bottles for ourselves and the girls. We also got ceramic mugs, and are pulling out our plastic cup supply. I need to find some cute ceramic bowls so we can get rid of the plastic bowl supply as well.

I, for one, LOVE my SIGG bottle, and use it all the time. Phil hasn't gotten the hang of his yet. The place these bottles are most valuable for the girls is as their bedside water - where sippy cups would sit with water for days, and then be refilled as needed. This is one great way to end up with phthalate leaching into their water.

We've got enough allergies and asthma in our family, and the potential for hormone disruption in our society is pretty great. We'll do our best to keep our girls healthy, even if it's something small like this.

Other easy changes, short of swapping out ones entire plastic supply:

1. NO plastic wrap to warm food - and don't warm (microwave) in plastic storage containers, place into ceramic dishware, and cover with ceramic plate and then heat.

2. Let food cool before putting it into plastic storage containers.

3. Don't thaw food in plastic or styrofoam containers - transfer, once it can be separated from that container, into a ceramic container.

4. No warm drinks in plastic or styrofoam containers.