5 Clever Ways to Avoid Pesticides
Like it or not, pesticides are part of most of our lives. Many justifications are made for the use of chemical pesticides, but let’s be honest, pesticides protect profit more than anything else. This makes it necessary for us to protect ourselves and our families from the hazardous long term effects of pesticides, some of which are even scarier than cancer.
Here are some clever ways to avoid pesticides that you might not have considered before:
Like it or not, pesticides are part of most of our lives. Many justifications are made for the use of chemical pesticides, but let’s be honest, pesticides protect profit more than anything else. This makes it necessary for us to protect ourselves and our families from the hazardous long term effects of pesticides, some of which are even scarier than cancer.
Here are some clever ways to avoid pesticides that you might not have considered before:
1. Wash Your Produce Right When You Get Home from the Store
1. Wash Your Produce Right When You Get Home from the Store
Although the majority of pesticide residues are on the outside of your produce, they can seep into certain thin skinned produce as they sit. Washing your produce as soon as possible helps reduce that penetration. Plus, if all your produce is already cleaned, you’re more likely to eat them!
Although the majority of pesticide residues are on the outside of your produce, they can seep into certain thin skinned produce as they sit. Washing your produce as soon as possible helps reduce that penetration. Plus, if all your produce is already cleaned, you’re more likely to eat them!
2. Peel the outer layers of certain produce
Peeling produce may not be great for nutrient intake, but it does solve the pesticide issue. The tradeoff is a choice only you can make, but we do suggest washing the produce before peeling it.
Peeling produce may not be great for nutrient intake, but it does solve the pesticide issue. The tradeoff is a choice only you can make, but we do suggest washing the produce before peeling it.
3. Know what types of produce have higher levels of pesticides
Each year the EWG publishes a dirty dozen list of produce to avoid due to high levels of pesticide residues detected. Use the above mentioned methods to clean these, and especially avoid eating any of these in a restaurant or deli.
Each year the EWG publishes a dirty dozen list of produce to avoid due to high levels of pesticide residues detected. Use the above mentioned methods to clean these, and especially avoid eating any of these in a restaurant or deli.
4. Growing your produce doesn’t take as much space as you think
4. Growing your produce doesn’t take as much space as you think
According to experts, growing enough produce for a family of 4 only takes a 400-500 ft2 plot of yard. Although this takes the most amount of work, it’s the most effective way to guarantee no pesticides in your food, because even certified organic produce will usually be sprayed with organic pesticides.
According to experts, growing enough produce for a family of 4 only takes a 400-500 ft2 plot of yard. Although this takes the most amount of work, it’s the most effective way to guarantee no pesticides in your food, because even certified organic produce will usually be sprayed with organic pesticides.
5. Use a pesticide purifier to remove pesticides from your fruits and veggies
5. Use a pesticide purifier to remove pesticides from your fruits and veggies
A new product was launched on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter last year, and the it’s popularity has been spreading. The Garrnish Pesticide Purifier removes up to 99% of pesticides from produce, and their lab tests confirm the efficiency.
A new product was launched on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter last year, and the it’s popularity has been spreading. The Garrnish Pesticide Purifier removes up to 99% of pesticides from produce, and their lab tests confirm the efficiency.
