Tuesday, August 12

Pesticides in our ever enjoyable produce!!!!!!!

Ok, I have just had a lot shit on my mind relating with food and ever aspect of it today. If you eat as much fruit as I do, you might want to tune in (and not drop out) to what I'm about to preach. Organic is really the way to go, no joke. This does not mean you have to stop eating meat and all that, it just simply means, know where you are getting your foods from. Hell you can even get organic beef nowadays. You just really want to know where the fuck you food has been, and also what has been ON your food.

I read this on foodnews.org (I know geek right, what the fuck ever)

Why Should You Care About Pesticides?

There is growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can adversely affect people, especially during vulnerable periods of fetal development and childhood when exposures can have long lasting effects. Because the toxic effects of pesticides are worrisome, not well understood, or in some cases completely unstudied, shoppers are wise to minimize exposure to pesticides whenever possible.

Will Washing and Peeling Help?

Nearly all of the data used to create these lists already considers how people typically wash and prepare produce (for example, apples are washed before testing, bananas are peeled). While washing and rinsing fresh produce may reduce levels of some pesticides, it does not eliminate them. Peeling also reduces exposures, but valuable nutrients often go down the drain with the peel. The best option is to eat a varied diet, wash all produce, and choose organic when possible to reduce exposure to potentially harmful chemicals.


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