Apples just got dirtier
Apples have risen to the top of the Dirty Dozen produce list. What other fruits and vegetables are on the list of the most pesticide-laden produce?
Photo: striatic/Flickr - Apples
- Celery
- Strawberries
- Peaches
- Spinach
- Nectarines (imported)
- Grapes (imported)
- Sweet bell peppers
- Potatoes
- Blueberries (domestic)
- Lettuce
- Kale
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But organic crops use pesticides too, organic ones, and some of those are more harmful than synthetic ones. So the only safe choice is totally untreated crops, which is not feasible as a worldwide solution.
I learned recently that potatoes are sprayed with Roundup just prior to harvest. Any potatoes "treated" this way wouldn't sprout from the eyes and thus would keep longer. I guess that makes them zombie potatoes.
I think the best solution is to grow your own!
Http://greenfingersmum.blogspot.com
what about using an ozone generator that would help clean and purify the air so pesticides would not be needed?
www.ozonegeneration.com (check it o ut)
Eat this way
Unfortunately, pesticides not only contaminate the outside of the produce, but seep into the inside as well. So although, you might remove MOST of the pesticide chemicals on the outside, most likely it has already contaminated the inside as well. Especially for thin-skinned fruits and vegetables.
these are my favs! can i at least wash with vinegar wash to remove most of the chemicals?
the produce used to collect this data had been washed before being tested. From EWG's FAQ
The data used to create the Shopper’s Guide are from produce tested as it is typically eaten. This means washed and, when applicable, peeled. For example, bananas are peeled before testing, and blueberries and peaches are washed. Because all produce has been thoroughly cleaned before analysis, washing a fruit or vegetable would not change its rank in the EWG's Shopper’s Guide. Remember, if you.... More
Problem with growers and I know this quite well is that they use spray schedules. A list of chemicals to use and dates to use them provided by the cooperative extenstion agents to give them the best coverages for a variety of diseases. And if there are increased disease pressures they will spray even more. Another reason they are so contaminated is so that they can store them for 9 months or so.
what worries me is the chemicals that nobody tests for and the fact that it is.... More
The great dilemma. Can we get affordable produce without poisoning our bodies and environment?
