Downloadable Guide of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Whenever I step into a grocery store, my mind suddenly goes blank with regard to what I need to buy. Unless I have a list, I am a lost cause! Add to that, the need to remember which fruits and veggies are on the dirty dozen list, and my brain nearly implodes. Although, I DO know that grapes are on the dirty dozen list, and now every time we're in the produce section Olivia is sure to ask, "Do they have organic grapes yet mommy?'" And sadly, no, I can't find any to save my life...
This cute and handy downloadable dirty dozen cheat sheet should go in your wallet or purse, (like it's going in mine!) for easy reference. It tells you which produce to always buy organic, and what the lower pesticide foods are. Of note: celery was ranked the most heavily pesticide treated crop of 2010 -- so make certain you buy these stalks in the organic variety!
6 comments:
Awesome!
I totally need this cheat sheet!
The link for the cute little guide is no longer active :( How can I download it?
The "donwloadable" link no longer has anything to download, it simply says "Sorry, no posts matched your criteria". Thanks for posting the images of it, though - I can create my own!
Thanks for alerting me to this. The link is no longer active, but here is one that is!
http://www.foodnews.org/
An ammendment to the "Low Pesticide Foods" card: A Biology professor of mine was once an FDA inspector. He said whatever you do, don't buy non-organic bananas. He explained that Banana farmers put the pesticides on the ground, around the plant, so that all the moisture that the plant absorbs is full of pesticides. That turns the bananas into virtual pesticide sticks. My professor told us that when he started at the FDA, this was not the practice. But once it became the common way to grow/protect Banana crops, the pesticide levels in bananas went up so high, they couldn't admit any bananas into the US (from the Caribbean and South America where they are mostly grown). SO, as is typical with our business-first policies, the FDA just stopped testing them for pesticides! Bananas may have a thick skin, but what is inside is seriously contaminated.
Thanks so much for stopping by with that update, Rose. Glad I always purchase organic bananas, after hearing from a worker in the produce department that they are indeed dripping with pesticide.
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