Friday, April 30, 2010

The Good Guide

http://www.goodguide.com/

This site is for you if you want non-toxic, environmentally friendly products from companies with good social and safety records. 


GoodGuide rates over 65,000 products based on these factors.


Much more than that, it will show you exactly what the bad stuff is in the products you buy. I will give you a couple of examples. Breakfast. 


Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Real Peaches sounds like a good idea for breakfast. Honey is good for you, oats are good for cholesterol control and real peaches sounds healthy. But ... http://www.goodguide.com/products/223531-post-honey-bunches-of-oats-with-real-peaches-cerea/see_all_data It turns out that there is no nutritional value, lots of high fructose corn syrup and it is big on air pollution. 


Alternatives include Honey Bunches Of Oats Honey Roasted Cereal which although it still has enriched or fortified ingredients has a MUCH higher nutrition rating with only medium sugars and other numbers much better than the similar product from the same manufacturer. 






JOHNSON'S Head-To-Toe Baby Wash turns out to have a known carcinogen linked to breast cancer. Maybe you don't want to wash your baby head to toe in that. 




You can try this out with personal care products, food, household chemicals, and toys.