Need a Gas Mask to Go with Your Newly Painted Walls?
No kidding. No Biter's above getting woozy from fumes caused by conventional paint, and even when you can't smell it anymore, chems continue to set off gas. Avoid seeing spots by opting for naturally vibrant paints for your next home makeover.
The Benefits
• The shade you're into. Eco-paint's available in every color under the sun - you can even bring a standard paint swatch, and most hardware stores will
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You could start a rainforest rally next to the coffee stirrers, or you could just post our Ideal Bite's Top 10 Ways to Green Your Office in the break room bulletin board. Either way, it'll be a nice change from just talking smack on the guy in the cubicle down the hall (fun as that is). 
When it comes to your computer, it can. Just change your PC's energy settings or install an energy-saving application so that it automatically sleeps when you're not using it, and remember to turn it off at night. Then count the cash you've saved while your computer counts sheep. 
Americans use 4 million plastic bottles every hour - but only 1 in 4 is recycled. Use straight tap water or home water filters instead, because believe it or not, bottled water isn’t always cleaner, and the production, shipment, and disposal of plastic water bottles are taking an enormous toll on the environment. The whole Ideal Bite team uses non-leaching, lined aluminum SIGG bottles like the one shown. 
Heather is not only founder of Ideal Bite, she is also IB’s resident yogi. Her #1 tip for all those yoga lovin’ biters out there is --Get a natural yoga mat - one free of the harmful plastic PVC. They're better for you (90% of yoga mats contain PVC plastic, which releases carcinogenic dioxins during production). PLUS, they help you avoid the number-one telltale sign that you're a bluffer - slipping during your asanas. 
Only as fine as it is sustainability. When shopping for seafood, take along an easy-to-use pocket guide or tap into a phone-text service that'll help you determine whether that Chilean sea bass is eco-friendly-fine enough for your kettle. 
