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The Environmental Working Group's Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ is out for 2019 and it tells a tale of increased pesticide use on conventionally grown US produce. The list includes some of the healthiest foods we could be eating. But if you're eating the conventionally grown versions on on the 'dirty dozen' foods list, instead of being healthy, they are downright toxic. Other facts revealed in the report include [...]

Does Washing Pesticides Off Fruits and Vegetables Accomplish Anything? In the latest EWG "Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce"™ the group observed that the USDA 'vigorously washed' all produce before testing. The group also consistently recommended washing pesticides off fruits and vegetables as a way to reduce contamination on produce. Also, studies show that washing can reduce contamination levels. But those with any real in-depth understanding of the nature of pesticides [...]

Here at SustainableYum, we love our strawberries. There is no better way to eat healthy and Healthy Eating Strawberries celebrate the arrival of Spring than with a nice big bowl of fresh strawberries. We’d say, in fact, that a bowl of cut up strawberries and bananas may be the most delicious way to eat healthy on earth. Unless of course, you were to whip up some fresh raw [...]