Posted by Hallee on Apr 21, 2011 in
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Life The Environmental Working Group (EWG) performed more than 43,000 tests for pesticides on various types of produce in thousands of samplings. Their computer analysis revealed that consumers could reduce their exposure to pesticides by almost 90 percent by avoiding just the most contaminated fruits and vegetables. They came up with a list of the most pesticide-laden produce varieties.
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Posted by Hallee on Aug 3, 2010 in
Blog Stuff In other words, it may pay in health benefits to buy Organic peaches, but you get almost no benefit from paying extra for Organic bananas. And, seriously, what kind of “health” benefit are you reaping by eating cotton candy, whether it’s made from Organic processed sugar or non-Organic processed sugar?
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I felt so very honored to be asked to participate in the Real Food Face-Off hosted by Katie at Kitchen Stewardship. Below are my complete answers to all 20 questions — and A CHALLENGE FOR YOU!
Tags: Daniel Fast, Diets, Education, Favorite real/traditional food, Food, Health, Honey, Hospitality/Recreation, Levitical Diet, Macrobiotic diet, Make-from-scratch food, Ministry tool, Nutrition, Organic food, Real Food, Real Food Face-Off, Real food lifestyle, Real food tastes, Sandy Fallon, Sue Gregg, Wholesome food, Worst food
