WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT
THE DIRTY DOZEN & THE GOOD GUYS
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Old Wives' Tale.
Or Does It?
Introducing The Dirty Dozen:
STRAWBERRIES
PEACHES
APPLES
SWEET BELL PEPPERS
CELERY
NECTARINES
CHERRIES
LETTUCE
GRAPES (Imported)
PEARS
SPINACH
POTATOES
What makes these THE BAD GUYS?
THEY SEEM SO DELIGHTFUL!
These are the fruits and vegetables that become the most contaminated by pesticides. Amazingly you can lower your pesticide exposure by almost 90% if you avoid the Bad Guys and eat The Good Guys instead.
(Forgive me for this, but it seems like a metaphor for life....more on this below......)
And now for The Good Guys:
KIWI
ONION
AVOCADO
SWEET CORN (frozen)
PINEAPPLE
MANGO
SWEET PEAS (frozen)
ASPARAGUS
BANANAS
CABBAGE
BROCCOLI
EGGPLANT
What makes these The Good Guys?
These are the fruits and vegetables that are the least prone to contamination. If you stick with The Good Guys it reduces your exposure to pesticides to less than 2% per day.
SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT PESTICIDES?
The toxic effects of pesticides on our bodies is currently under great scrutiny by the scientific community. Consensus is building that even small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can be harmful to our health and can be particularly damaging to the baby in the womb and growing children.
(Source: Environmental Working Group (EWG). For details as to how the lists were compiled www.foodnews.org
WHAT CAN WE DO?
1.Eat organic whenever possible
2. If buying organic is not an option, reduce the number of Bad Guys in your life and get together with The Good Guys (its no different to dating!).
2. Wash fruit and vegetables - (but be aware that this only reduces the levels of some pesticides rather than eliminates them)
3. Peel fruit and vegetables to help reduce exposure - (but be aware that valuable nutrients disappear with the peelings)
HELP IS AT HAND - RESOURCES
GET YOUR OWN GUIDE TO PESTICIDES IN PRODUCE - www.foodnews.org
You can download this great little guide for FREE and carry it with you in your purse.
HOW TO FIND ORGANIC PRODUCE IN THE GROCERY STORE:
Have you ever noticed that loose fruit and vegetables have a sticker with a number on them? This is known as a PLU or Price Look-Up Number. The International Federation For Produce Coding standardizes PLU codes for every grocery store in America.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
Non-organic produce have a 4 digit number that generally begins with a 3 or 4.
Organic produce have 5 digits and begin with a "9"
HERE'S A GREAT WEBSITE FOR FINDING LOCAL SUSTAINABLE PRODUCE: www.localharvest.org
ABOUT
THE DIRTY DOZEN & THE GOOD GUYS
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Old Wives' Tale.
Or Does It?
Introducing The Dirty Dozen:
STRAWBERRIES
PEACHES
APPLES
SWEET BELL PEPPERS
CELERY
NECTARINES
CHERRIES
LETTUCE
GRAPES (Imported)
PEARS
SPINACH
POTATOES
What makes these THE BAD GUYS?
THEY SEEM SO DELIGHTFUL!
These are the fruits and vegetables that become the most contaminated by pesticides. Amazingly you can lower your pesticide exposure by almost 90% if you avoid the Bad Guys and eat The Good Guys instead.
(Forgive me for this, but it seems like a metaphor for life....more on this below......)
And now for The Good Guys:
KIWI
ONION
AVOCADO
SWEET CORN (frozen)
PINEAPPLE
MANGO
SWEET PEAS (frozen)
ASPARAGUS
BANANAS
CABBAGE
BROCCOLI
EGGPLANT
What makes these The Good Guys?
These are the fruits and vegetables that are the least prone to contamination. If you stick with The Good Guys it reduces your exposure to pesticides to less than 2% per day.
SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT PESTICIDES?
The toxic effects of pesticides on our bodies is currently under great scrutiny by the scientific community. Consensus is building that even small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can be harmful to our health and can be particularly damaging to the baby in the womb and growing children.
(Source: Environmental Working Group (EWG). For details as to how the lists were compiled www.foodnews.org
WHAT CAN WE DO?
1.Eat organic whenever possible
2. If buying organic is not an option, reduce the number of Bad Guys in your life and get together with The Good Guys (its no different to dating!).
2. Wash fruit and vegetables - (but be aware that this only reduces the levels of some pesticides rather than eliminates them)
3. Peel fruit and vegetables to help reduce exposure - (but be aware that valuable nutrients disappear with the peelings)
HELP IS AT HAND - RESOURCES
GET YOUR OWN GUIDE TO PESTICIDES IN PRODUCE - www.foodnews.org
You can download this great little guide for FREE and carry it with you in your purse.
HOW TO FIND ORGANIC PRODUCE IN THE GROCERY STORE:
Have you ever noticed that loose fruit and vegetables have a sticker with a number on them? This is known as a PLU or Price Look-Up Number. The International Federation For Produce Coding standardizes PLU codes for every grocery store in America.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
Non-organic produce have a 4 digit number that generally begins with a 3 or 4.
Organic produce have 5 digits and begin with a "9"
HERE'S A GREAT WEBSITE FOR FINDING LOCAL SUSTAINABLE PRODUCE: www.localharvest.org
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