Wash the Produce Please!

While growing up, you were most likely told to wash your hands before you ate. Now that you are an adult you don't have mother reminding you all the time. It's up to you, nothing has changed. We need to not only to wash our hands but our produce too.

Agricultural use of pesticides has doubled over the past two decades. Studies have determined certain chemicals lead to nerve damage, genetic defects, and cancer. It is impossible to know which fruits and vegetables have been contaminated with what poison, the ideal preventative measures is to eat only produce you grow yourself, without use of pesticides. And that's not practical for many people.

Where possible, buy domestically grown produce instead of imported fruits and vegetables. Tests have shown that produce grown the United States contain lower levels of contaminants than the fruit imported into our country.

Foods most likely to be contaminated:

Celery, lettuce, cherries, peaches and strawberries

Foods less likely to be contaminated:

Corn, Cauliflower, bananas, and watermelon

No matter where your fruit and produce comes from we highly recommend that you wash all your fruits and vegetables in soapy water. Rinse thoroughly, and dry.

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