organics and safe food

[Anonymous]

WORST:
Peaches
Apples
Sweet Bell Peppers
Celery
Nectarines
Strawberries
Cherries
Lettuce
Grapes (Imported)
Pears
Spinach
Potatoes

BEST:
Onions
Avocado
Sweet Corn (Frozen)
Pineapples
Mango
Sweet Peas (Frozen)
Asparagus
Kiwi
Bananas
Cabbage
Broccoli
Eggplant

[Anonymous]

Peeling does help. As does a wash in diluted white vinegar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if it makes a difference when you peel those fruit that are high in pesticides? Does peeling remove the pesticide?

From the EWG (source of the previous lists):

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.

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if it makes a difference when you peel those fruit that are high in pesticides? Does peeling remove the pesticide?

From the EWG (source of the previous lists):

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.

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

Thanks for the answer. Good to know!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Don't worry! Regular fruits and vegetables are safe, as is regular milk. I won't begrudge anyone who has a preference for organics, but I have seen no long term studies showing a linkage between an organic diet and reduced incidence of disease or increased longevity.

100% agree w/ this PP. If it really bothers you, OP, buy organic version of the fruits & veggies you eat tons of that are on the list of those that get more pesticide exposure. Forget the organic milk, which cannot even be tested to show a difference between organic & regular - that's how safe the regular milk is.

Do you have a research link that sites this is true? My friends child has some pre-puberty issues and the first thing the doctors and specialists did was make sure the child was not drinking regular milk. There are indeed hormones and antibiotics in non-organic milk. Whether or not it has a negative effect on everyone remains to be seen but it is indeed there.

No, I can't find ANY real research studies that show that organic foods increase lifespan at all. I can find some evidence of the harmful effects of pesticides, but only for farm workers, who are exposed to tons of the stuff. Now someone may some day prove some small benefit for organic foods, but right now I believe that it is mostly avoiding the unknown. However, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity are great big known problems. So my advice for a person who cannot afford organic foods is to focus on a healthy diet, because that can dramatically increase lifespan.

Again in case I get flamed for the above, I do buy some organic foods based on my wife's preferences. She mostly cares about dairy, eggs, and chicken. I do not worry about produce because to me the biggest risk to my family is not pesticides but bacterial contamination, which can happen for conventional and organic products. However, to each their own.

[Anonymous]

Open up for the onions and asparagus plane! Yum yum! No? How about some eggplant? Cabbage? Doctor, my baby won't eat anything!

(Trying to be funny, not mean or sarcastic. That list just sort of cracked me up, given the hard time I have getting even nice sweet peas into the hangar.)