Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 we used to buy all organic produce. but need to cutting back and buying regular " conventional " fruits and veggies. This is to cut down our grocery bills. Organic is more expensive. I found website for which fruits have the lowest pesticides, but I couldn't find anything on oranges. Does anyone know if it is okay to eat the oranges that say treated with fungicide? After all, if we peel it we eat the inside of it not the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 ah, thats not good? no farmers markets around there? unfortunately, peeling and such doesn't work because the pesticides are designed to integrate themselves into the plant, or the plant uptakes it in a variety of ways in to its system flower child Jan 21, 2009 3:01 PM oranges we used to buy all organic produce. but need to cutting back and buying regular "conventional" fruits and veggies. This is to cut down our grocery bills. Organic is more expensive. I found website for which fruits have the lowest pesticides, but I couldn't find anything on oranges. Does anyone know if it is okay to eat the oranges that say treated with fungicide?After all, if we peel it we eat the inside of it not the outside. "Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 some info..... http://www.foodforthought.net/learn-more/articles/pesticide-residue.html http://www.grinningplanet.com/2006/update-2005-05-24/pesticides-in-food.htm flower child Jan 21, 2009 3:01 PM oranges we used to buy all organic produce. but need to cutting back and buying regular "conventional" fruits and veggies. This is to cut down our grocery bills. Organic is more expensive. I found website for which fruits have the lowest pesticides, but I couldn't find anything on oranges. Does anyone know if it is okay to eat the oranges that say treated with fungicide?After all, if we peel it we eat the inside of it not the outside. "Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 At 11:01 PM +0000 1/21/09, flower child wrote: >we used to buy all organic produce. but need to cutting back and buying >regular " conventional " fruits and veggies. This is to cut down our >grocery bills. Organic is more expensive. > >I found website for which fruits have the lowest pesticides, but I >couldn't find anything on oranges. > >Does anyone know if it is okay to eat the oranges that say treated with >fungicide? > >After all, if we peel it we eat the inside of it not the outside. > > >--- The full list is at foodnews.org (and below, but it may be hard to read). Oranges are in the middle, so I'd eat them as long as they tasted ok. Luckily, the house where I live has an orange tree outside my window, so I can get organic oranges. This time of year, the squirrels are busy eating the oranges and leaving shredded orange peel all over the place, which the dog likes to eat. I knew there was a reason I was buying organic celery! On the other hand, although I passed up the tempting $3 a pound nonorganic cherries today, I did buy some nonorganic pears (from the marked-down shelf). But I also got the organic potatoes. Oops, but the carrots weren't organic. Oh well, at least I can grow my own organic rasperries, blackberries, and strawberries. Aside from the list, I've relied on my own senses. I stopped eating nonorganic strawberries years ago because they started tasting " off " to me. Knowing that peaches and nectarines are the worst, I've eaten mostly the organic ones from the farmers' market, even if that means I can get only one at a time (at $3 a pound!). (Oh, except for last summer, when one of the farmers was selling a bag of 8 or 9 bruised ripe nonorganic peaches for a dollar...couldn't pass that up.) I do buy organic apples -- they're easy to find, and usually a dollar a pound or so (I wait until they're on sale, which means I get different varieties every time). I don't eat lettuce or spinach. In general, my first choice is farmers' market produce (organic if possible). Next choice is whatever's on sale that week at a store. Last week, orange cauliflower and romanesco broccoli were cheap -- 60 cents a pound! Also, if I eat a lot of something, I try to go organic. Oats, for instance, and whole wheat flour. The Full List: 43 Fruits & Veggies RANK FRUIT OR VEGGIE SCORE 1 (worst) Peaches 100 (highest pesticide load) 2 Apples 96 3 Sweet Bell Peppers 86 4 Celery 85 5 Nectarines 84 6 Strawberries 83 7 Cherries 75 8 Lettuce 69 9 Grapes - Imported 68 10 Pears 65 11 Spinach 60 12 Potatoes 58 13 Carrots 57 14 Green Beans 55 15 Hot Peppers 53 16 Cucumbers 52 17 Raspberries 47 18 Plums 46 19 Oranges 46 20 Grapes-Domestic 46 21 Cauliflower 39 22 Tangerine 38 23 Mushrooms 37 24 Cantaloupe 34 25 Lemon 31 26 Honeydew Melon 31 27 Grapefruit 31 28 Winter Squash 31 29 Tomatoes 30 30 Sweet Potatoes 30 31 Watermelon 25 32 Blueberries 24 33 Papaya 21 34 Eggplant 19 35 Broccoli 18 36 Cabbage 17 37 Bananas 16 38 Kiwi 14 39 Asparagus 11 40 Sweet Peas-Frozen 11 41 Mango 9 42 Pineapples 7 43 Sweet Corn-Frozen 2 44 Avocado 1 45 (best) Onions 1 (lowest pesticide load) Note: We ranked a total of 44 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 wow! that was scary. That list was very helpful. I'll show it to my hubby. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Thanks yarrow, that's good to know. We have one orange tree but we've dried it to the bone. Squeaky loves oranges too, but he is spoiled and prefers exotic nuts. It is my fault and know I cannot leave the house without peanuts in my pocket. It is very frustrating to see my neighbors oranges go to waste! They let them fall to the ground and rot!! Then they go buy artificial flavor orange soda at the supermarket! The neighborhood association planted citrus in all the houses back in the 1950's when my neighborhood was built. Alot of houses in my neighborhood are foreclosed. Sometimes I go into their backyard and pick some oranges. Why? do I not considered it tresspassing? because no one lives there and it is abandoned. Anyways, I don't do it that often. There is one lady who is very kind and I can just go to her backyard and get some. We have a pink grapefruit tree which has plenty and I eat those. But why do most people prefer oranges to grapefruit? Must be the human inclination for the sweet tooth. My dog likes to eat oranges too. but when he eats them, we have to walk him 4 times a day! Too much fiber. It is a shame. I feel bad. Because our two little boys love Strawberries and Cherries. They would eat a truckload if someone let them. However organic ones are hard to get and I say; " I'm sorry " I cannot buy you those because they are not organic " It is great that you are growing your own. I will try to do that too. But nature takes to long... WAH!! I buy organic apples too. Those are not a problem. Why do you not eat lettuce and spinach? Do you not like the flavor or is it that you cannot find organic ones? Anouk > a pound or so (I wait until they're on sale, which means I get > different varieties every time). I don't eat lettuce or spinach. > > In general, my first choice is farmers' market produce (organic if > possible). Next choice is whatever's on sale that week at a store. > Last week, orange cauliflower and romanesco broccoli were cheap -- 60 > cents a pound! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 There's a gleaning organization in this area (Village Harvest) that finds volunteers to come pick fruit that's not being used. I volunteered once to pick apricots and got to take home lots of squishy ones. I've always preferred solid salads (potato, carrot, or even cabbage) to leaf salads. I've grown some lettuce and spinach but, even if they're fresh from the garden, they're not my favorite foods. When I have grown lettuce, I put off picking it for so long that it bolted and went to seed. If you like lettuce, it's a great plant to grow because you can pick exactly the amount you need. I don't like the mouth feel of spinach -- sort of metallic? Anyway, I love kale and grow several types, but aside from the small leaves that I occasionally eat in the garden, I cook it. Pink grapefruit is one of my favorite winter fruits. At 6:42 PM +0000 1/22/09, flower child wrote: >Thanks yarrow, that's good to know. > >We have one orange tree but we've dried it to the bone. Squeaky loves >oranges too, but he is spoiled and prefers exotic nuts. It is my >fault and know I cannot leave the house without peanuts in my pocket. > >It is very frustrating to see my neighbors oranges go to waste! They >let them fall to the ground and rot!! Then they go buy artificial >flavor orange soda at the supermarket! > >The neighborhood association planted citrus in all the houses back in >the 1950's when my neighborhood was built. > >Alot of houses in my neighborhood are foreclosed. Sometimes I go into >their backyard and pick some oranges. Why? do I not considered it >tresspassing? because no one lives there and it is abandoned. > >Anyways, I don't do it that often. > > There is one lady who is very kind and I can just go to her backyard >and get some. We have a pink grapefruit tree which has plenty and I >eat those. > >But why do most people prefer oranges to grapefruit? Must be the >human inclination for the sweet tooth. > >My dog likes to eat oranges too. but when he eats them, we have to >walk him 4 times a day! Too much fiber. > >It is a shame. I feel bad. Because our two little boys love >Strawberries and Cherries. They would eat a truckload if someone let >them. However organic ones are hard to get and I say; > > " I'm sorry " >I cannot buy you those because they are not organic " > >It is great that you are growing your own. I will try to do that too. >But nature takes to long... WAH!! > >I buy organic apples too. Those are not a problem. > >Why do you not eat lettuce and spinach? Do you not like the flavor >or is it that you cannot find organic ones? > > >Anouk > >> a pound or so (I wait until they're on sale, which means I get >> different varieties every time). I don't eat lettuce or spinach. >> >> In general, my first choice is farmers' market produce (organic if >> possible). Next choice is whatever's on sale that week at a store. >> Last week, orange cauliflower and romanesco broccoli were cheap -- >60 >> cents a pound! >> >> > > >--- > >To send an email to >-! Groups Links > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 i fer one see absolutely nothing wrong with going into the yards of foreclosed homes and harvesting fruit and the like,. except for grapefruit..ick! flower child Jan 22, 2009 10:42 AM Re: oranges Thanks yarrow, that's good to know. We have one orange tree but we've dried it to the bone. Squeaky loves oranges too, but he is spoiled and prefers exotic nuts. It is my fault and know I cannot leave the house without peanuts in my pocket. It is very frustrating to see my neighbors oranges go to waste! They let them fall to the ground and rot!! Then they go buy artificial flavor orange soda at the supermarket! The neighborhood association planted citrus in all the houses back in the 1950's when my neighborhood was built. Alot of houses in my neighborhood are foreclosed. Sometimes I go into their backyard and pick some oranges. Why? do I not considered it tresspassing? because no one lives there and it is abandoned. Anyways, I don't do it that often. There is one lady who is very kind and I can just go to her backyard and get some. We have a pink grapefruit tree which has plenty and I eat those. But why do most people prefer oranges to grapefruit? Must be the human inclination for the sweet tooth. My dog likes to eat oranges too. but when he eats them, we have to walk him 4 times a day! Too much fiber.It is a shame. I feel bad. Because our two little boys love Strawberries and Cherries. They would eat a truckload if someone let them. However organic ones are hard to get and I say; "I'm sorry"I cannot buy you those because they are not organic"It is great that you are growing your own. I will try to do that too. But nature takes to long... WAH!!I buy organic apples too. Those are not a problem. Why do you not eat lettuce and spinach? Do you not like the flavoror is it that you cannot find organic ones?Anouk> a pound or so (I wait until they're on sale, which means I get > different varieties every time). I don't eat lettuce or spinach.> > In general, my first choice is farmers' market produce (organic if > possible). Next choice is whatever's on sale that week at a store. > Last week, orange cauliflower and romanesco broccoli were cheap -- 60 > cents a pound!> > "Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 yes, fraggle thanks. I feel he same way. But somehow, I feel a little scared sometimes that I'm going to get caught stealing or tresspassing. That's why I don't do it that often. I NEVER go inside the actual house just the backyard. Even though no one has lived in these houses since the summer. It doesn't look like anyone is moving in anytime soon. There's four in my immediate area and a lot more further down. It's sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 like that all over.....tons of foreclosed houses..... on the flipside of the coin, the news is full of stories on how "now is the best time to buy a home!", houses they went for $500k a year ago are now up on the market for $150k... what no one tells ya is, most of these sells are cash up front..you want to buy a $100k house on the foreclosure market, then they want it all up front, or at the very least in other cases, 20% down.... so, ppl are losing their homes rght and left, and still ordinary folks can't buy a home.... flower child Jan 25, 2009 7:59 AM Re: oranges yes, fraggle thanks. I feel he same way. But somehow, I feel a little scared sometimes that I'm going to get caught stealing or tresspassing.That's why I don't do it that often. I NEVER go inside the actual housejust the backyard.Even though no one has lived in these houses since the summer. It doesn't look like anyone is moving in anytime soon. There's four in my immediate area and a lot more further down. It's sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Yes. it's true. The prices are crazy. A few years back the houses in my neighborhood were selling for 300K.. A recent one sold for 130K!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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