The dirty dozen and the clean fifteen

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The dirty dozen and the clean fifteen; which produce has the most/least pesticides
Topic Started: Aug 30 2014, 06:34 AM (258 Views)
erka	Aug 30 2014, 06:34 AM Post #1
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,330 Group: Member Member #233 Joined: February 8, 2006	Apples are the worst and avocados have the least contamination. The super vegetable, Kale, is neat the top of the dirty list: http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php



imjene	Aug 30 2014, 01:54 PM Post #2
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,960 Group: Member Member #745 Joined: April 4, 2010	Guess I should give thanks for my two organic apple trees.



wildie	Aug 30 2014, 02:14 PM Post #3
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	And how about apple juice?



Kahu	Aug 30 2014, 02:39 PM Post #4
Posts: 31,109 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	Kale seems to be popular in North America ... here we only feed it to cows! Where the hell did kale come from? Seriously, how did the cauliflower's ugly cousin go from this thing no one outside a few food/health freaks had ever heard of to suddenly being the single most important vegetable none of us can possibly live without? In fact, while we're at it, how the heck do some foods become faddish, while other foods will never be fashionable, ever? ... Food fads come and food fads go, of course. So it is an inevitability that the kale fad will fade and another mega-health source will rise to take its place. Will anyone weep at the passing of the Days of Kale? ... At the end of the meal it matters not what fad comes next, because the important thing is that it won't be kale, and for that we must give thanks. Amen. Source Link



Durgan	Aug 31 2014, 02:04 AM Post #5
Veteran Member Posts: 13,273 Group: Gardening Guru Member #720 Joined: March 31, 2010	I didn't know what kale was until about three years ago. This year eight plants were grown and now they are about 7 feet tall producing prodigious leaves. I have juiced much of it. Also have an abundance of collards and Brussels sprouts. These I like since I classify them as green vegetables like Swiss chard, lettuce,and spinach and they are easy to grow. Usually I mix the green vegetable juice with fruit juice in the drinking glass.Healthy, who knows? I am taking the mantra of eat more fruit an vegetables to heart. The 'cides probably do more damage to our health than we presently know. Edited by Durgan, Aug 31 2014, 02:07 AM.



Darcie	Aug 31 2014, 02:33 AM Post #6
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	My favourite green vegetable is beet greens, anyone see the price in the stores? That is why I usually only have one feed a year.



margaret	Aug 31 2014, 03:08 AM Post #7
Red Star Member Posts: 2,276 Group: Member Member #1,032 Joined: October 3, 2013	My beet crop is quite spectacular this year, must love the rain. We really like beet tops and beets themselves



Deleted User	Aug 31 2014, 04:49 AM Post #8
Deleted User	What do you do with beet tops? I have a row of golden betts ready to pick, but I always threw away the tops. As for Kale, I grow my own, and unless there is a prolonged hard freeze, it goes all winter. I use it in soups and quiches.
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angora	Aug 31 2014, 04:57 AM Post #9
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	Beet greens are the cheapest veg in the world. Go buy beets with the tops on at a veg store or market and they will ask if you want the greens. SAy yes and they give them to you free. They will also give you other people's discarded greens if you ask. You cook them like spinach. I use a little more water and cook them a little longer as they are a bit tougher than spinach.



haili	Aug 31 2014, 05:39 AM Post #10
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,083 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	Beets are expensive here IMO. You don't get enough greens to bother with so it must depend on where you live. Maybe they're cheaper from a stand in the country. Broccoli, cauliflower, little green cabbages, squash, watermelon, peaches, and nectarines are all in season around here and really good. Maybe the beets will get cheaper later on.



angora	Aug 31 2014, 05:50 AM Post #11
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	The beets may be expensive they are just starting. I'm buying the pinkish ones right now and there are lots of greens but I go to a farmer's market. I'm always amazed by people who discard the greens. They were my father's favourite veg. and if Im not mistaken they have more vitamins than spinach since they are a darker green. I like spinach better though 'cause the beet tops are more bitter.



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