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Learn how to shop for and prepare food
wisely by becoming a healthy food detective.
When farmers spray fertilizers
on their crops–which conventional farmers often do–the
result may be health problems in people. How? Synthetic pesticides,
although invisible, can be left as residues on food you eat. And
washing and peeling may not remove them from foods like apples,
pears, and potatoes.
| Fact:
These apples were grown without the use of synthetic
chemicals. |
Fact:
Conventional apples are sprayed with synthetic chemicals at
least 14 times during their growing time. |
Question: Which would you rather eat?
The apples on the left or the ones on the right?
If you answered "the ones on the left"
you are on target. These are the healthiest apples because they
contain the least amount of pesticide residues.
There are a lot of ingredients on and in our food that we cannot
see or do not know about–but this doesn’t mean they have
no effect on our health or the environment. From the fields to our
plates, these "additions" and "transformations"
that are part of food-growing and food-processing (see Step 6) change
the quality of the food we eat. How can we become more aware of
this? One of the first things to do is to become a wise shopper
by learning how to read
labels
 Click
the link below for more
• Be a detective
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