Glass Drinking Straws

July 2, 2008

The first time I became aware of glass straws was when Juliano, the incredible raw food advocate, chef and owner of Julians’s RAW, mentioned them in one of his videos. Months later, I did an online search and found the glass straws I now own at Living Nutrition.

Some of you may already use these hip straws; some may find the concept intriguing, while other might feel a bit of apprehension. I was intrigued and purchased a set of three without hesitation. I must confess I had a slight bit of apprehension thinking about drinking from a glass straw (it was an unfamiliar habit). That apprehension quickly disappeared when I received thick and durable straws. Though they are strong still handle reasonably and with care, as you would any type of glassware. I use my glass straws often, and my husband and mother get good use of them too.

These straws are an eco-friendly way to help reduce the use of plastic in the kitchen and this concept fits perfect with my plan to turn my kitchen into an eco-friendly one. There are other great reasons to consider using these straws.

Good Reasons To Choose Glass Straws

– Glass is more eco-friendly.
– Glass straws are reusable.
– Glass can be recycled infinitely without loss of purity or quality.
– Glass doesn’t leech toxins – these glass straws are non-toxic as opposed to plastic straws.
– You don’t have to worry about these straws ending up in some landfill or cluttering bodies of natural water, like streams, lakes, and oceans.

Living Nutrition is the only online site I know of that offers glass straws. They sell these glass straws individually or as a 3-pack, and a free cleaning brush is included with each order. Do you know of a source for glass straws?

The next time you drink from a straw, why not take a sip from a glass straw.

The drink shown in the photo is a blend of 3 celery stalks, 2 carrots, 1 apple, ½ fresh squeezed lime.

To make – run the celery stalks, carrot, and apple through a juicer. Pour the juice in a glass and top off with fresh squeezed lime juice.

Makes 1 serving

UPDATE: SunFood Nutrition also carries glass straws. They do not offer a free cleaning brush but offer anti-roll bumps (to keep the straws stationary, from rolling around on a table).

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Comments

7 Comments so far

jessica on July 7, 2008 Monday, 6:31 pm
i think i might order this. makes a nice gift too!

Hi Jessica – I couldn’t agree more, these straws would make a nice and certainly unique gift. Be sure to give one as a gift to yourself.
Diana Allen, MS, CNS on July 8, 2008 Tuesday, 5:31 am
I got my glass straws at http://www.sunfood.com (sans cleaning brush, though)and am drinking green juice through one right now (1 small cucumber, 2 celery stalks, 2 handfulls baby spinach, 1 green apple). Your juice recipe looks yummy – thanks for the post.

Diana :)

Hi Diana – Aren’t these straws great! Thank you for letting me know Sun Food carries glass straws – I will update this post with the link. They may not offer cleaning brushes, but I see they offer cool little anti-roll bumps – to keep the straw stationary when placed on a table. Thanks for stopping by.
hihorosie on July 23, 2008 Wednesday, 10:05 pm
Thanks for sharing! I might have to get some of these.

Heidi – these are great straws to have for yourself and would make a unique gift.
Jasmine on August 13, 2008 Wednesday, 11:13 am
I recently bought glass straws from http://www.glassdharma.com/. You get a cleaning brush with an order of 4 straws. They offer several lengths and widths and are really nice straws.

Jasmine – thank you for stopping by and sharing this source for glass straws!!! I will certainly place an order, he looks like a great artisan and offers a nice variety.
kaylani on June 1, 2009 Monday, 7:22 am
I also bought straws from glass dharma and they now carry bamboo carrying cases. Cool.

Hi Kaylani – thanks for the update, that is cool! I’m going to check it out, especially since my set of three had dwindled down to one glass straw. Why? Because a friend took one and my sister took the other. :-)
Rachel on September 18, 2009 Friday, 7:42 am
Tons of places offer glass straws.
glassdharma.com
strawesome.com
strawsbycarli.com
ecoglassstraws.com

and more. There are also stainless steel drinking straws. See http://landempty.com/ for more info.
Nadia on October 10, 2009 Saturday, 7:11 pm
I have one of those!
I take it with my on my daily Starbucks trip along with my reusable tumbler.

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