Plastics

Mama hasn't been taking photos these days so she will post her findings on plastics. From now on, take a look at the bottom of your plastic stuff to see what's the number in the triangle. Besides telling you the recycling code, it tells you the material.

Basically, toxic materials will leach out of the plastic when used, especially when exposed to heat. In the long run, will cause hormonal imbalances and all sorts of cancers. If you think about it, plastics have not been around long enough for us to see many people becoming ill from them but we probably will see soon enough... Like what my Grandma says, it's ok to die (cos we will see God). Just don't become ill with some disease and suffer, and let the loved ones around suffer with you.

Cut the long story short:

Number 1: Use only once (usually plastic mineral water bottles)
Number 2, 4 and 5: Generally safe to eat/drink out of them (but try not to expose to too much heat)
Number 3, 6 and 7: Don't eat/drink out of them, even worse with heat (6 is styrofoam!!! 7 is Nalgene (older models) and even baby bottles)

So use what to store food and water? Best to use glass and stainless steel.

So what do we do when we want to tah pao food? They always come in styrofoam or plastic containers. Papa says if you really can be bothered, bring your own stainless steel tingkat!!! Haha.... Maybe Mama will consider... Urmmm.... we see how ah....

And imagine almost all the things that I use are made of plastic!!! Thankfully I don't drink milk out of plastic bottles. I get it direct from the cow! Urr.... My Mama I mean.... :)