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TED – Toxic Baby
10 facts on the dangers of pesticides
Pesticides
Pros Cons
• If pesticides are toxic, why are they used in agriculture? • Pesticides are developed with the aim of helping the farmer protect crops from damage
and thus increase the yield, or the storage life of crops. Different pesticides may do so by preventing the growth of weeds or damage to crops by insects, rodents and molds.
• Is the use of pesticides necessary? • Supporters argue that pesticide use is necessary to keep the cost of food production
low and to maintain an abundant, affordable supply of fruits and vegetables in the market. However, opponents argue that since pesticide-free agriculture has never been tried on a large enough scale, we really do not know if the cost of food production would increase, or by how much. Researchers have studied the profitability of farms that do not use synthetic pesticides and found that results can vary depending on the kind of crop and region of the country.
• There are other advantages of using pesticides. For example, pesticides can help prevent some types of food poisonings. Food that is damaged by insects is more easily attacked by mold. Pesticides that prevent insect-damage also help prevent the growth of a mold that produces a natural, but potent cancer-causing poison called aflatoxin in food.
When to buy organic?I will show you 29 pictures of fruits or vegetables. 14 of the fruits
/vegetables/fungi you should buy organic (if economically possible) due to high amounts of pesticide residue. 15 are pretty clean from
pesticide residue and the non-organic is considered safe.
1. Celery
2. Kiwi
3. Watermelon
4. Domestic Cantaloupe
5. Apples
6. Onions
7. Sweet Bell Peppers
8. Peaches
9. Sweet Corn
10. Strawberries
11. Pineapples
12. Imported Nectarines
13. Kale/Collard Greens
14. Green Beans
15. Avocado
16. Cabbage
17. Sweet peas
18. Grapes
19. Spinach
20. Lettuce
21. Asparagus
22. Mangoes
23. Sweet Potatoes
24. Cucumbers
25. Mushrooms
26. Grapefruit
27. Eggplant
28. Domestic Blueberries
29. Potatoes
Correct Answers
Let’s see how you did!
1. Celery
ORGANIC
2. Kiwi
3. Watermelon
4. Domestic Cantaloupe
5. Apples
ORGANIC
6. Onions
7. Sweet Bell Peppers
ORGANIC
8. Peaches
ORGANIC
9. Sweet Corn
10. Strawberries
ORGANIC
11. Pineapples
12. Imported Nectarines
ORGANIC
13. Kale/Collard GreensORGANIC
14. Green BeansORGANIC
15. Avocado
16. Cabbage
17. Sweet peas
18. Grapes
ORGANIC
19. Spinach
ORGANIC
20. Lettuce
ORGANIC
21. Asparagus
22. Mangoes
23. Sweet Potatoes
24. Cucumbers
ORGANIC
25. Mushrooms
26. Grapefruit
27. Eggplant
28. Domestic BlueberriesORGANIC
29. Potatoes
ORGANIC
Virtual Field Trip to the Supermarket
I will show you slides of different foods. You have a budget but you can purchase organic foods for the dirty dozen + two.
You can either pay the market or potentially pay later on in future doctor and hospital fees
Quiz Wiz Questions 1-29.
Write O for Organic or N for Non-organic
1. Kiwi
2. Celery
3. Domestic Cantaloupe
4. Watermelon
5. Onions
6. Apples
7. Peaches
8. Sweet Bell Peppers
9. Strawberries
10. Sweet Corn
11. Imported Nectarines
12. Pineapples
13. Green Beans
14. Kale/Collard Greens
15. Cabbage
16. Avocado
17. Grapes
18. Sweet peas
19. Spinach
20. Lettuce
21. Mangoes
22. Asparagus
23. Sweet Potatoes
24. Mushrooms
25. Cucumbers
26. Grapefruit
27. Eggplant
28. Potatoes
29. Domestic Blueberries
Quiz Wiz Answers for 1-29
Let’s see how you did!
1. Kiwi
Non-organic
2. Celery
Organic
3. Domestic Cantaloupe
Non-organic
4. Watermelon
Non-organic
5. Onions
Non-organic
6. Apples
Organic
7. PeachesOrganic
8. Sweet Bell Peppers
Organic
9. Strawberries
Organic
10. Sweet Corn
Non-organic
11. Imported Nectarines
Organic
12. Pineapples
Non-organic
13. Green Beans
Organic
14. Kale/Collard Greens
Organic
15. Cabbage
Non-organic
16. Avocado
Non-organic
17. Grapes
Organic
18. Sweet peas
Non-organic
19. Spinach
Organic
20. Lettuce
Organic
21. Mangoes
Non-organic
22. Asparagus
Non-organic
23. Sweet Potatoes
Non-organic
24. Mushrooms
Non-organic
25. Cucumbers
Organic
26. Grapefruit
Non-organic
27. Eggplant
Non-organic
28. Potatoes
Organic
29. Domestic Blueberries
Organic
Tips Wash all your fruits and vegetables. Wash ‘em until they squeak! Pesticides can also be absorbed from the ground water where plants are grown. This will saturate the produce with pesticides internally, so washing has its limits. But it makes sense to remove as much of the pesticide burden as you can, and there’s really no reason not to wash off what you can.
Don't Buy Shiny Produce. Apples, cucumbers, bell peppers and others are often treated with a glossy wax that seals in pesticides/fungicides making it much more difficult to remove toxic residues. Produce should not have a smooth glassy texture.
Avoid Produce from Abroad. South America and Mexico have fewer restrictions on pesticide use. Produce from other countries can be much more contaminated than that grown in the US, not that our standards are really adequate.
Be Careful with Peanuts. Peanuts grow fungus very easily, and most commercial distributors spray huge amounts of fungicide to control the problem. Avoid peanuts and peanut products not organically grown and stored without spraying, as it is impossible to totally remove fungicides once applied. Buy organic peanut butter or switch to almond or cashew butter. If you have a Vita-Mixer, buy organic peanuts and make your own peanut butter. Some health food stores have the grinders for making your own nut butters. Freshly ground tastes better and is free from the big sugar loads in most commercial peanut butters.
Eat Cilantro, Pumpkin Seeds & Sunflower Seeds. These all contain compounds help remove and detoxify pesticides from your system. Include them in your diet as often as possible.
Add Plant-Derived Detoxifiers. Chlorella, blue green algae, cilantro or barley grass are all powerful detoxifiers. Add them to your diet.
Supplement with Iodine. Iodine plays a role in detoxification, and it also enhances estrogen breakdown and excretion. This is especially important in ethnic minorities with a higher predisposition for hypothyroidism. When thyroid levels are low, more estrogen accumulates and it can promote fat accumulation and development of cancer. Bear in mind that many environmental toxins have estrogenic effects, and that high cumulative lifetime exposure to estrogenic compounds is associated with increased cancer risk.
• PEELING and TRIMMING: Peel fruits and vegetables when possible to reduce dirt, bacteria, and pesticides. Discard outer leaves of leafy vegetables. Trim fat from meat and skin from poultry and fish because some pesticides residues collect in fat.
• SELECTING A VARIETY OF FOODS: Eat a variety of foods, from a variety of sources. This will give you a better mix of nutrients and reduce your likelihood of exposure to a single pesticide.
Cooking off pesticides?Most pesticides are complex organic molecules and these tend not to be very heat stable. But reliably breaking down all pesticide molecules would likely require prolonged exposure to temperatures well over 100ºC, so you can’t rely on ordinary cooking to remove all traces.
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