Want Chemicals With That?

Want some chemicals with your grapes? This week, Bon Appetit gives us a healthy reminder on when to buy organic. They make a few useful lists, decoding when the organic label is really for your health, and when it’s really just a higher price tag. Here’s a hint: not surprisingly, the thicker-skinned fruits and vegetables are much less susceptible to pesticides. You now have permission to buy conventional bananas. And great news for the cabbage lovers among us (what, only me?): evidently, pests aren’t really cabbage fans – they clearly haven't tried this - so they’re treated with less chemicals overall. Buying Organic: When It’s Important, and When It Don’t Matter from Bon Appetit

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Want some chemicals with your grapes?

This week, Bon Appetit gives us a healthy reminder on when to buy organic. They make a few useful lists, decoding when the organic label is really for your health, and when it’s really just a higher price tag.

Here’s a hint: not surprisingly, the thicker-skinned fruits and vegetables are much less susceptible to pesticides. You now have permission to buy conventional bananas. And great news for the cabbage lovers among us (what, only me?): evidently, pests aren’t really cabbage fans – they clearly haven't tried this - so they’re treated with less chemicals overall.

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