This is what bothers me somewhat about when I donate blood. I'm part of the Heroes for Babies program Red Cross has, so mine often ends up in children's hospitals. It just doesn't sit well with me that I could be contaminating a life so young with microplastics and PFAS. I've tried to cut as many plastics out of my life as I can to reduce what goes into my body, but its so hard to dump everything.
I will not stop donating since the alternative outcome would likely be worse, and I will keep trying to chop out more plastic (most notoriously food packaging) from my life. I just wish I knew if they filtered these things out or not for sure. It's been nagging at me for several years now.
I feel like I’m the strange person for answering yes, I eat these now and again. I like to toast only the middle slice, and when it is done, butter salt and pepper both sides. The butter soaks in and softens the toasted slice up again, but it keeps a chew. Gives it a meaty texture that way.
This is what bothers me somewhat about when I donate blood. I'm part of the Heroes for Babies program Red Cross has, so mine often ends up in children's hospitals. It just doesn't sit well with me that I could be contaminating a life so young with microplastics and PFAS. I've tried to cut as many plastics out of my life as I can to reduce what goes into my body, but its so hard to dump everything.
I will not stop donating since the alternative outcome would likely be worse, and I will keep trying to chop out more plastic (most notoriously food packaging) from my life. I just wish I knew if they filtered these things out or not for sure. It's been nagging at me for several years now.
I feel like I’m the strange person for answering yes, I eat these now and again. I like to toast only the middle slice, and when it is done, butter salt and pepper both sides. The butter soaks in and softens the toasted slice up again, but it keeps a chew. Gives it a meaty texture that way.