What really needs to be organic?
Friday, February 15th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
This is the question…
I always read conflicting articles on this. Just yesterday I read another one on this really neat website I stumbled across. Here is the article. And here is the new website. The food and recipe sections aren’t really that educational for you and I, but the other stuff on green living is great.
Here’s the story: There are certain fruits and veggies that you should always buy organic and certain ones that you can get away with not buying organic. Just remember-organic product has more minerals and it therefore ALWAYS better. About a year ago, I decided to do my own research and double-check, weed through, and consolidate all of these lists. The result is the below handy-dandy list. You can copy and print this out and bring to the grocery store with you if you need to. I’m also throwing in a few tips on how to pick produce.
Fruits to Buy Organic:
- Apples
- Apricots
- Cherries
- Grapes
- Kiwis
- Lemons
- Limes
- Melons
- Nectarines
- Papayas
- Peaches
- Pears
- Plums
- Pineapple
- Raisins
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
Vegetables to buy Organic:
- All green leafy vegetables
- Cabbage
- Celery
- Cucumbers
- Garlic
- Green and red bell peppers
- Green beans
- Hot peppers
- Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Winter or hard squash
Other foods to buy organic:
- Nuts and Seeds (Brazil nuts are the exception)
- Oats
- Rice
- Soy-make sure it is non genetically modified too
- Diary
- Sea Vegetables
- Bottled fruit juices
Okay to buy non-organic because low if any pesticides are used (but organic is always best and tastes better):
- Asparagus
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Broccoli
- Corn
- Mangoes
- Onions
- Oranges and grapefruit
- Orange Peppers
- Pineapples
Tips on Choosing Produce:
- better with seeds than without
- Ripe limes are actually yellow
- Green peppers are actually unripe so do don’t bother with them (harder to digest)
- Carrots, beets and bananas are hybrid foods so try to minimize these
Fresh Staples good to always keep on hand:
- Apples
- Pears
- Avocados
- Celery
- Cucumbers
- Variety of geens (at least 3 different kinds)
- Fresh herbs such as basil, dill, mint, green onion, and garlic
- Parsley
- Peppers
- Zucchini
- Tomatoes
- Ginger
- Lemon
Have a rawsome weekend everyone. I like the Karen Knowler’s, a.k.a. The Raw Food Coach, suggestion/challenge for the weekend: “Make a list of 10 Great Things you can do for yourself this weekend. Even if you can’t fit them all in, write them in your diary and commit 100% to doing them. Top Tip: Think holistically and think of 2 different things for your mind, body, heart and soul and then throw an additional 2 in for good measure. When you cover all 4 bases like this you feel even better. More rounded, more whole, more loved!”
I’m working on my list right now…
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