Last November, I posted the Top 12 fruits and vegetables that because of pesticide use, are healthiest if organic. The Environmental Working Group has updated the list based on new data from the USDA and FDA.
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Here are the new Dirty Dozen and 15 foods that don’t have to be organic. (more…)
What the heck does Nutrition From the Ground Up, the theme for National Nutrition month 2010, mean really? Thinking cap on, light bulb flickering, aha!
Sustainable, whole, real, clean, green, organic, natural, fresh, simple, local, slow, functional, homemade, carbon footprint – these are a few words popping into my head when I think ‘ground up’ for food. And fun…..eating should be joyful with meals abundant in vital and energetic offerings.
Americans struggle to find balance and health in food. Most don’t meet the dietary guideline recommendations at all! To do so, for starters, we need to eat 80% more fruits and and 37% more vegetables (Agricultural Economics, 2007;37(2-3):249). Let’s get started there for ideas! (more…)
Debates over organic supremacy reign strong among nutritionists and health care professionals. I, for one, approve the organic lifestyle – let’s just pretend that organic produce really isn’t healthier. Could the placebo effect be present here? If I THINK it’s healthier, is it?
Whether or not you make the buy-in, there is definite agreement that 12 fruits and veggies are best purchased organically because their skins are so think, pesticides and fertilizers seep into the flesh inside. Here’s the list:
Apples
Celery
Cherries
Grapes (imported)
Lettuce
Peaches
Nectarines
Pears
Potatoes
Spinach
Strawberries
Sweet bell peppers
Reduce the Risk:
Wash and scrub all fresh vegetables and fruits under running water. Using a veggie wash is not more effective than running water.
Peel fruits and veggies when possible – especially those peels you usually don’t eat.
Toss out outer leaves of green leafy plants.