I am a bit of a granola. I might not look like one or smell like one, but I do pay attention to what I put in my body. I love to cook as much home grown, farm bought, fresh and natural foods as possible. I am always looking for little things I can do to improve mine, and my family's health.
Since I'm not made of money, I can't buy everything organic, but I do what I can.
I recently found an interesting article '7 foods even a farmer won't eat'. My interest was piqued and I checked it out. No surprise, microwave popcorn was on there. But canned tomatoes?
It's definitely worth reading!
Have you heard of the 'dirty dozen'? It's a list of foods that contain the most pesticides when non-organic.
12 Most Contaminated
12 Least Contaminated
- Peaches
- Apples
- Sweet Bell Peppers
- Celery
- Nectarines
- Strawberries
- Cherries
- Pears
- Grapes (Imported)
- Spinach
- Lettuce
- Potatoes
- Onions
- Avocado
- Sweet Corn (Frozen)
- Pineapples
- Mango
- Asparagus
- Sweet Peas (Frozen)
- Kiwi Fruit
- Bananas
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
- Papaya
Also, I heard that buying organic coffee is a must-do!
Found both lists here.
Hope this helps you to deicide what foods you should buy organic, and what you can afford!
Happy shopping!
xo, Y
2 comments:
man, i knew about the dirty dozen, but the 7 foods even your farmer won't eat, knocked me out of my seat.
thanks for sharing!
seriously, I was shocked about the potatoes and apples! I have been trying to buy only organic for those two items now.
but canned tomatoes!?
yikes.
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