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Produce & Pesticides

Fruits & Vegetables

When I think about “real” food, I mean food that doesn’t contain artificial ingredients, hasn’t been fed antibiotics or growth hormones, wasn’t genetically modified, isn’t covered with pesticides, and most importantly, tastes great.  It can be hard to find “real” food today, and the pesticides used on much of the produce in grocery stores contribute to the problem.

There is a growing consensus that small doses of pesticides can adversely affect human health, and eating the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to about 15 pesticides per day, on average.  But we can lower our pesticide exposure [...]

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