I was reading an interesting article so thought of sharing with you all...12 foods that are worth the organic splurge:
As compelling as it may to only buy free-range beef and fair trade coffee, who can afford it? You want to do the right thing for your health, and the planet, but your budget begs otherwise. In terms of long-term costs to your health, though, there are some fruits and veggies that are always worth the organic splurge. The dirty dozen below have the highest levels of pesticides when grown conventionally. The thin skin o many of them make it easy for pesticides to penetrate to the food and impossible for us to wash away the chemicals. Opt for USDA certified organics of these foods and you're ensuring your salad wasn't raised using man-made chemical pesticides, fossil-fuel- or sewage-based fertilizers or genetically-modified seeds.
1. Apples
2. Sweet Bell Peppers
3. Carrots
4. Celery
5. Cherries
6. Grapes (Imported)
7. Kale
8. Lettuce
9. Nectarines
10. Peaches
11. Pears
12. Strawberries
Let's say you're looking at this list feeling totally daunted because these are only fruits and vegetables you buy. A good compromise is to hit up your local farmer's market where the prices are often lower than the grocery store, and the farmers raise their crops using organic methods but don't opt to go through the costly and lengthly organic certification process. Ask them how they raise their apples. No spray? Then ask for their best apple pie recipe.
And whether you buy organic or not, always remember to give your food a good wash before eating or cooking with it!
What do you think overall about this article? Please do any feedbacks about this :-)
Farmer's Market here only allows Organic Farmers. You can find out thru your Farmer's Market and see what type of farmers they allow to become a member. If they are flexible, then ask the farmers individually. Otherwise, the work had been done for you. :-)
ReplyDeletei always buy organic fruits and vegetables. if one is not available, i either wait until an organic one is available or buy the conventional one if i really need it for the recipe.
ReplyDeletelast night peter wanted a lemon (just one) but whole foods had them in a bag of about 8 lemons so we ended up buying the bag instead of one conventional lemon. that's how serious we are! :)
I usually shop at the organic food market once a while especially when they have great sales on the vegetables and fruits.
ReplyDeleteVon- that would be a great idea to do that.. I can do that by see what I can get those benefits from those farmers.
Both of you guys- have you seen the lemon that comes in with the color of orange? One of my friends showed it to me and I was blowed off about this (NEVER SAW IT in my entire life)... I got to taste it with my hot tea- SURELY it blew me off with those heaven feelings!!! Its like seeing a lemon marry with the orange by produce a child!
If you guys haven't tried that, then TRY it!!