Are organic fruits and vegetables worth the extra money? You be the judge.

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Are organic fruits and vegetables worth the extra money? You be the judge.

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by Rich Carson ImmuneSupport.com

07-31-2007

 

Ever wonder how much pesticide is in your fruits and vegetables? This should

be of special concern to Fibromyalgia and ME-CFS patients, whose fragile

bodies are frequently overburdened with toxins.

 

The non-profit Environmental Working Group developed a list of the 10 fruits

and vegetables that are most laden with poison, as well as the 10 that are

most likely to be free of chemicals. Results were derived from about 43,000

tests

for pesticides on produce collected by the USDA and FDA - and nearly all of

the data used to create the list already consider how people typically wash and

prepare produce.

 

 

Those in the ‘worst’ list are the fruits and vegetables that would be most

worth spending the extra money on to make sure they are organic.

 

 

The 10 ‘worst’ are:

1. peaches

2. apples

3. bell peppers

4. celery

5. nectarines

6. strawberries

7. cherries

8. lettuce

9. grapes (imported)

10. pears

 

 

The 10 ‘best’ are:

1. onions

2. avocado

3. corn

4. pineapples

5. mango

6. peas

7. asparagus

8. kiwi

9. bananas

10. cabbage

 

 

Is it better to completely avoid the ‘worst’ produce when you can't find or

afford organic sources? Experts say that consuming fruits and vegetables, no

matter how they are grown, is better than not eating fruits and vegetables at

all. Still, your best bet is to spend the extra money by buying organic

whenever possible. (To review details of the Environmental Working Group’s

findings

for the 46 most commonly consumed types of produce, see their Complete Data Set

at http://www.foodnews.org/fulldataset.php )

 

 

 

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