Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Dirty Dozen



An apple a day probably won’t keep the doctor away anymore since it tops the list of The Environmental Working Group’s list of “Dirty Dozen” fruits and vegetables inundated with pesticides and fungicides this year.  Apples are also sprayed after picking to keep them looking good and shiny for a long period of time on the grocery shelf.  The other 11 in order from worst to not quite as bad—but it is suggested to stay away from them are:  2. Celery, 3. Cherry tomatoes,  4. Cucumbers,  5. Grapes, 6. Hot peppers, 7. Imported nectarines, 8. Peaches, 9. Potatoes and  10. Spinach 11. Strawberries, 12. Sweet bell peppers.  On their list also ran list are kale, collard greens and summer squash.
My last posting was about believing in our media.  Can this be believed?  What does the medical community say about all of this?  I challenge anyone reading this to work on their own media literacy regarding this post.  What are the fruits and vegetables on the good list?

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