The No-No's of Produce
For our conceptual art class we took a field trip to Kerrytown to participate in a cooking demonstration. Our project had a focus on apples, and my prof thought it would be good to see “apples in action”, so to speak. The chef mentioned that she uses organic fruits and vegetables. I asked her if she uses only organic foods, to which she replied, “As many as I can get my hands on!” She told me that when she can’t afford to cook an entire organic meal, she looks at the “bad” food list. There is an article online about the 12 foods that contain the highest levels of pesticides:
Apples
Bell peppers
Celery
Cherries
Imported grapes
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Potatoes
Raspberries
Spinach
Strawberries
I thought this was really interesting—most of these are fruits! And here’s the “good” list of fruits and vegetables with the lowest levels of chemicals:
Asparagus
Avocados
Bananas
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Kiwi
Mangoes
Onions
Papaya
Pineapples
Sweet corn
Sweet peas
A little more than half of these are vegetables! Go here for more information on these lists!