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Eat In and Keep Your Kitchen Safe With EcoSMART Home Pest Control

July 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green Living & News, Organic & Chemical Pesticides

Do you swear by a morning latte from the nearby coffee shop, lunchtime cafe sandwiches and evening takeout that accompanies your favorite late-night show?

If so, have you ever though about eating in for a week?

This article will discuss the benefits of eating in, while keeping a safe pest free kitchen, so you can become a passionate individual that cares about sustainable eating and living.

Explore:

• Why Should You Eat In?
• Keeping Your Kitchen Clean and Green

Why Should You Eat In?

Did you know that eating in could be your first step to making good decisions for you and the planet?

Eating in can:

• Save you money
• Get you eating healthier food
• Help you understand where your food comes from
• Give you a better idea of sustainable eating

Eating in is easy, affordable and sustainable if you stay organized by following these steps:

1. Plan Your Day
For most of us, eating out has become habitual; we go to the same coffee shop each morning, meet with coworkers at the same spot for lunch, and indulge in our favorite take-out most evenings.

Planning your day outside of these habits may at first seem difficult, however will be easy after practice.

Plan:

• Make green tea each morning and put it into a sustainable thermos, instead of purchasing coffee
• Make lunch the night before, and meet up with friends at a picnic area
• Cook dinner, instead of ordering takeout

2. Make a Shopping List
In advance, plot out which meals you are going to eat each day of the week, and before going into the market, create a shopping list that encompasses these items.

This way you won’t forget anything, and you’ll be eating everything you buy.

3. Get the Right Tools
Cooking involves certain kitchen tools that you may not have.

If you don’t want to invest in your own expensive cooking set, call up your friends and family to see if they have extra cooking tools they don’t use anymore.

Also check out garage sales.

4. Cook with Friends
Shopping for food and cooking with friends will be fun, and can cut down on each person’s grocery bill because it will be able to be divided up.

What’s not to like?

5. Keep it Local
Whether you check out your local farmer’s market, or choose to buy local from the store, this step will help you understand where your food is coming from, while bringing prosperity to your community.

The goal to keeping it local is a win for both your health and the wealth of your neighbors.

The benefits of eating in will quickly show up in the way you feel each day, and hopefully give you more energy while keeping your wallet heavy.

But don’t let living a sustainable life end with what you eat, because cleaning up where you eat can also be eco-friendly.

Keeping Your Kitchen Clean and Green

Your passion for staying healthy shouldn’t stop with home cooking, because keeping your kitchen clean and void of pests in a an all-natural way is also a smart idea.

When you’re cleaning up after cooking, use products that are made with no or low VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds).

You could also make your own supplies with natural cleaners like:

• White vinegar mixed with water
• Baking soda
• Rubbing alcohol

Besides cleaning scum, controlling pests in an all-natural way is easy with EcoSMART home pest control products.

The ingredients that make up this home pest control line include clove, rosemary and peppermint oils.

And because the home pest control products only target receptors found in insects, humans and pets are left safe.

How do you perform sustainable eating and living?