Nonorganic produce just as healthy?
Categories: Alternative & Green Health, Nutrition & Supplements
I buy a lot of organic food, especially fruit and vegetables for my one-year-old baby. I have mostly assumed that organic is better for him because of the lack of pesticides but I haven't considered that I might be wasting my money.
According to some experts, certain kinds of organic produce simply aren't worth the cost.
For example, bananas: "You are peeling away the skin and they just don't hold nearly as many as pesticides, so you can buy regular bananas," one expert said. Of course. Except I didn't consider that when I bought those organic bananas sitting on my counter.
Here is a list of produce where "regular" works just as well as "organic." You can save money by not buying organic versions of these fruits and vegetables:
According to some experts, certain kinds of organic produce simply aren't worth the cost.
For example, bananas: "You are peeling away the skin and they just don't hold nearly as many as pesticides, so you can buy regular bananas," one expert said. Of course. Except I didn't consider that when I bought those organic bananas sitting on my counter.
Here is a list of produce where "regular" works just as well as "organic." You can save money by not buying organic versions of these fruits and vegetables:
- Asparagus
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Cauliflower
- Corn
- Kiwi
- Mangos
- Onions
- Pineapples
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eric 9-15-2006 @ 3:48PM
That was a very dishonest or dumb article.Bananas in fact are sprayed with hexane gas,organic bananas are not.Corn is most often genetically modified,but the organic is safe.Organic is always much safer.I could go on,but you get the point.
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