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Peel or No Peel

There is one major, basic rule of thumb I use to decide if I am going to spend a bit extra and buy organic.

The rule is: Am I going to peel it?

If I am going to peel it, I will likely buy conventional. If I am going to be eating the outer coating (or peel) then I am going to spend, on average, about 15% more and go with the organic version. I think it’s worth it.

The item has no peel? Buy organic.

If it has a peel? Buy conventional.

 

This is even truer if the product I am buying I am going to be eating raw.

For this column, I am focusing on the avoidance of pesticides. If I were to include the topic of GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) then the list would be longer of things I want to buy organic. I just wanted to keep this simple.

This topic really revolves around the produce department, and if you are buying fresh produce, I want to commend you. Gone for me are almost all canned vegetables and most frozen ones, too. I want my produce to be as fresh as possible.

Let’s start our tour of the produce department and look at what we’d want to buy organic...

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