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by Jaime V. Habert                                                                 Fabulous Finds





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        4.  Elephant Organics               The Crunch Cup features a dual-chamber,   6.  Ahimsa
           Is there anything better than cuddling   BPA-free, durable Tritan design that lets   Like any of us, Dr. Manasa Mantravadi,
        up on the couch with a snack, a drink, and   you enjoy cereal and milk on the go. Yup,   a board-certified pediatrician, mom of
        a good movie? Yes! Cuddling up and doing   Cereal AND Milk… ON. THE. GO. (insert   3 young kids, and an Indian immigrant,
        anything wearing an Elephant organics   clapping emoji hands here)       had occasionally used plastic dinnerware
        “Effortess Robe.” I have to say I have never   Okay, now that I’ve officially blown your  when feeding her family. When Manasa’s
        worn a more comfortable robe.       mind, it’s time for the details. This dish-  mother discovered this, she immediately
           I wondered what made it so comfy and   washer safe and reusable cup allows you   expressed concern over the habit, and re-
        I was surprised to find out it was 95% Vis-  to save time every day by bringing your   placed her plastic items with traditional
        cose made from bamboo and 5% spadex.   breakfast on the go. Whether it’s your car   Indian steel dishes. 5 years later, the AAP
        Call me ignorant, but before I tested out   or your office (sometimes those are one   backed grandma's concerns with science,
        this product I wasn’t familiar with Viscose,   and the same), the Crunch Cup provides   publishing that certain chemicals can
        but I learned that it is a great option if   easy access to your cereal and milk without   interfere with a child's hormones, growth
        you're looking for a lightweight material   comingling the two and causing your   and development in their study regard-
        with a nice drape, a lustrous finish, and a   cereal or snack to become either soggy or   ing the dangers of plastic. Discussing this
        soft feel. The Effortless Robe is all of these   inaccessible.           issue with her fellow pediatrician moms,
        things. It not only looks great but it feels   All you must do to utilize the Crunch   Dr. Mantravadi quickly realized there
        great too. In addition, it is lead, phthalate   Cup is pour your milk into the large cup,   were no great options for parents who
        and flame retardant free.           screw on the cereal cup and lid, add cereal   wanted to escape the plastic dominant
           You can throw it in the wash and tum-  to the inner cup, and enjoy! We are talking   world of children’s dinnerware. From this
        ble dry. It truly washes and wears beauti-  GAMECHANGER. The kids are no longer   realization came “Ahimsa”.
        fully. Check out their full line of adult and   forced to spend their morning rushing to   Ahimsa is the company’s name, but
        children’s products. The true test is when   eat at the kitchen table before catching the   it is also a Sanskrit word for “avoiding
        you try one on, you will want to fill your   bus and I am no longer late for my morn-  harm”; a mantra dominant in the life of
        closet with all of their products. To start   ing gym sesh! Plus, it is my go-to portion   a physician. Another important compo-
        bringing ultimate comfort to yourself and   control tool. No more boxes of cereal   nent of this company is its dedication
        those you love go to https://www.pinkele-  poured into Tupperware resulting in a   to environmentally friendly packaging.
        phantorganics.com/                  surprising number on my bathroom scale.   There is ZERO plastic in the containers
                                            Dishwasher-Safe and Crack Resistant (it can   and all packaging is 100% recyclable. The
        5.  Crunch Cup                      handle being run over briefly by a Prius),   coloring used on the products in the line
           Okay, it’s time to tell you about a   the Crunch Cup comes with a 2-Year Prod-  is non-toxic and does not produce any
        product that the minute I saw it, I knew   uct Warranty. The best part of all? Crunch   byproducts that effect the environment.
        it would change my life. I know, you are   Cup gives 5% of all profits towards ending   The dedication to creating a sustain-
        thinking, wow must be some technolog-  world hunger.                     able product does not end there. The
        ical marvel, tell me more, Jaime! (And so I   To order your Crunch Cup today, go   dinnerware is made with steel (other-
        will..) This unparalleled innovative product   to TheCrunchCup.com and check out the   wise known as the most recycled mate-
        is in fact called THE CRUNCH CUP. No, it   amazing product that made me a whole   rial in the world). It is also durable and
        doesn’t crunch your taxes, or your abs. It is   and more socially acceptable human   will last for generations. Unlike most
        a brilliantly designed drink and snack cup.   being.                     businesses, Ahimsa’s goal is to make
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