Produce: The 14 items you MUST by organic and why

I love organic fruits and vegetables. Why? Here’s a great post from Jennifer of Two Peas and A Wad that explains it all. Post like this is definitely worth reblogging. Read on….

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If you can’t purchase all organic produce, you should absolutely try to avoid certain conventional fruits and vegetables.

 

It’s true, organic produce is more expensive than conventional. However, you really get what you pay for when you buy it. Organic produce is grown without pesticides, herbicides, or other chemicals that are toxic to both our bodies and our environment.

“Yeah, but I wash and/or peel my conventional produce, so it’s fine.”

This could not be more false. The chemicals penetrate the skins of fruits and veggies and get into the flesh itself. If it’s in the food, it ends up in YOU.

Some produce carries little risk of carrying pesticides/herbicides, as few are needed when crowing these crops. These include thicker skinned fruits like mangoes, avocados, cantaloupe, pineapple, and papaya, as well as heartier vegetables like cabbage, asparagus, and onions. Other conventional produce that…

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