The organic comforter from Happy Planet looks so soft and cozy.  However, I couldn’t keep a white comforter in our bedroom because I put things on our bed everyday such as my purse, the mail, plus I fold laundry on it.  So it would have to have a duvet cover on it.  We actually do have a soft comforter with a cover, but it is not organic.  This one would be great for people with allergy problems or anyone who did not want chemicals on their comforter.

Cotton towels do the best job drying dishes, or at least I think so.  I saw towels from Ecokitchen, and they reminded me of ones we had when I was growing up, only ours were a lot thinner.  I remember my grandmother had 100% cotton dish towels, homemade from flour sacks many years ago.  I had a couple of  store bought ones that were OK  but not quite as good as my grandmother’s. She had so many towels through the years that by the time I came along, she still had some left.   I wish I had some of them.  Her towels were awesome for drying dishes or maybe it’s just the memory that’s so awesome!

Central Market carries their own line of organic vegetables which includes green peas, yellow corn, broccoli, green beans, and mixed vegetables.  The great thing about their organic veggies is that they are USDA Organic, are top quality, AND are affordable.  They have the lowest price on organic vegetables that I’ve seen anywhere.

Organic cotton sheets from Happy Planet look like they would be soft and comfortable.   These sheets are made from organic cotton which does not contain harmful chemicals.  Have you ever had new sheets that had an odor before they were washed?  That makes me wonder what kind of chemicals were used to make the sheets and possibly what pesticides were used on the cotton. Organic cotton takes away those concerns.

I don’t know how much you know about GMO foods (genetically modified), but the more I know, the more I don’t want to eat them.  According to Jeff Cox, author of  The Organic Food Shopper’s Guide, the European Union, China, India, and Zambia refuse to import GMO foods into their country.  Since some of our corn here in the US is GMO corn, I have been trying to buy organic frozen corn from Central Market as well as organic corn meal such as Hodgson Mill’s Yellow Organic Corn Meal.  Organic corn is never genetically modified!  Always look for the little green circular label that says “USDA Organic” for truly organic food.

If my daddy were still alive, I would get this for him for Christmas. One of his favorite singers was Patti Page.   I remember as a little girl, I loved the song she sang called “How Much is That Doggy in the Window?”  Most of you probably have never heard of it, but from what I remember it’s a good song.

Here is a simple recipe for delicious, organic yogurt with high quality protein.  And Stonyfield Yogurt has six different yogurt strains which makes for very healthy yogurt.

Mix the following:

• * 1 cup Stonyfield Organic Yogurt
• * 1 scoop Whey Protein Isolates, chocolate flavor (we use Gold  Standard 100% Whey Protein Isolates, Double Rich Chocolate)

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Whey protein is an excellent protein for women going through perimenopause, menopause and afterwards.