Not all fruits and vegetables carry the same risk of pesticide exposure. The environmental Working Group's "dirty dozen" lists fruits and vegetables that notoriously test positive for pesticide residue.
Foods with the
HIGHEST PESTICIDE RESIDUES
(Try to buy organic whenever possible)
Apples
Bell peppers
Celery*
Cherries
Imported grapes
Nectarines*
Peaches*
Pears
Potatoes
Raspberries*
Spinach*
Strawberries
*highest residues among the samples
Foods with the
LOWEST PESTICIDE RESIDUES
(When organic is not available, choose these)
Asparagus
Avocados
Bananas
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Sweet corn
Kiwi
Mangos
Onions
Papaya
Pineapple
Sweet peas
Buy organic and keep chemicals off your plate.
To great health always,
Deanna Latson
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"A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself"
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Food is power... are you in control of yours?"
-John Jeavons, Ecology Action
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A great summer smoothie:
Orange Jublious
Juice from 2 valencia oranges (fresh squeezed)
10 oz frozen mango
3 oz (or more) frozen raspberries
1 young coconut water and meat
(Available at most Asian markets)
1 vanilla bean
Place above ingredients in blender and blend.
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Interesting links
Top Ten Reasons to Buy Organic!
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More information on pesticide residue
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