When should you buy organic?
In light of soaring food costs, it's tough to stay dedicated to organic foods.To help us out in these trying times of $4.99 per pound red bell peppers and 2 for $5.50 avocados, foodie blog Epicurious linked to 10 organic foods that are worth the extra cost.
Here they are, with brief explanations as to why their non-organic versions are worth skipping.
- Apples - can be treated with tons of pesticides
- Strawberries - the most contaminated produce, hands down (they're treated frequently because they rot easily)
- Cantaloupes - can contain the longest-lasting chemical effects because they absorb chemicals from the soil
- Grapes - treated with plenty of chemicals because they're delicate and tend to ripen quickly
- Cucumbers - ranked second in cancer risk by the Environmental Working Group
- Baby food - babies' delicate immune systems can fall prey to fruits and veggies that were chemical-treated
- Spinach - the chemicals used on them could be cancer-causing
- Green beans - the EPA allows 60 chemicals to be used on them
- Winter squash - like cantaloupe, can draw pesticides from the soil
- Butter and milk - can contain bovine growth hormone and antibiotics
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4-18-2008 @ 9:09PM
Rick said...
Wow, I had no idea.
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