Buying Organic
mindful eating
Wondering why to buy organic?
The 2008-2009 President’s Cancer Panel
recommends eating food grown without
pesticides, as well as chemicals, fertilizers,
antibiotics and growth hormones to help
decrease the risk of contracting cancer.
Organic doesn’t allow: toxic persistent
pesticides, toxic persistent herbicides,
antibiotics, GMO’s, growth hormones,
sludge and irradiation.
Wondering what to buy organic?
Let’s face it, sometimes buying organic
can be more expensive. EWG’s Shoppers
Guide is a wonderful place to start. Look
over the lists and you decide when to stretch
your buying dollars and when to put your
health first. Being informed helps us make
better choices.
According to EWG the “plus” was added
to their list of twelve because kale / collards
and summer squash where found to be
contaminated with risky pesticides that are
very toxic to the nervous system. Visit the
EWG to learn more at: www.ewg.org
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Environmental Working Group’s Shoppers
Guide to Pesticides in Produce
Dirty Dozen Plus ...always buy these organic
Apples
Celery
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumbers
Grapes
Hot peppers
Nectarines-imported
Peaches
Potatoes
Spinach
Strawberries
Sweet bell peppers
Kale/collard greens
Summer squash
Clean Fifteen ...lowest in pesticide
Asparagus
Avocados
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
Sweet corn
Eggplant
Grapefruit
Kiwi
Mangos
Mushrooms
Onions
Papayas
Pineapples
Sweet organic peas-frozen
Sweet potatoes
THE PINK PAPER
Fall 2013
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