Frugal Friday- Da juice
Lately my throat has not been feeling quite right. Scratchy, sore - the typical spring-is-coming allergies type of feeling. Whenever I feel this way I start craving some orange juice.
Back in November when I was part of the Great Plastic Challenge, I vowed to stop buying juice in plastic bottles. I thought this was a great idea, but then Fake Plastic Fish alerted me to the fact that frozen juice containers and paper cartons were plastic enhanced; I was disappointed.
I found a few concentrated juices in aluminum cans and began buying those instead. Only one store in my area, that I typically didn’t shop at, carried them.
Imagine my delight when I opened my National Geographic Green Guide and saw they had an entire article on which orange juice is the best buy. They based their ratings on:
- nutrient preservation- how much vitamin C
- transportation - how much does the container weigh per ounce of OJ
- container manufacturing- how much energy is used
- typical price per gallon
Basically, the article compares the health and environmental impact off all stages of orange juices from frozen concentrate to not from concentrate in plastic containers. While they tout that organic is obviously best, there is a clear winner in the regular category, too.
The best buy in all areas? Frozen concentrate! It has the highest health benefits and the least environmental impact, plus it is the least expensive. I know it’s geeky, but this has me very excited. Who says you can’t be frugal and green?
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10 Responses to “Frugal Friday- Da juice”
March 14th, 2008 at 11:20 am
I hate to say this to you, but when I start craving orange juice, I’m usually pregnant!
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March 14th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I usually buy frozen concentrate, mainly for space issues…
Our family is a HUGE proponent of Listerine when it comes to sore throats- It usually knocks them out really quick!
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March 14th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
But my kids don’t like orange juice. I do, though.
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March 14th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I squeeze oranges from one of the trees in my back yard! They’re in season right now and they’re great!
March 14th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Your posts always make me smile. I love that you got so excited over oj concentrate!!
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March 15th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Cool… thanks for the information! I had a sore throat last night; and had to stop drinking the iced tea I was sipping on… it just irritated it. I would hate to try orange juice on a raw thoat.
Maureen
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March 16th, 2008 at 1:13 am
I’m with you - that is exciting info!
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March 16th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I would love to see this kind of information for ALL products. It’s time we start making informed decisions taking all things into account.
March 16th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Whew, I’ve been buying the right kind the whole time! I get excited easily too
Blog Hoppin’ as well….
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March 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Good to know since it’s my fav!
Have a great Monday!
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