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You may think cooking at home is the best way to have healthy meals as you can choose nutritious ingredients and care for food hygiene.
However, little did we know that vegetables and fruits can be nutritionally bankrupt and contain toxins.
There are some reasons why the foods you value as healthy turn out to be the opposite.
Keep reading to discover some surprising facts.
Nutritionally Bankrupt Foods
The fresh fruits and vegetables you eat can be deficient in minerals.
You may also consume toxic produce due to pesticide use during cultivation.
The main reasons vegetables and fruits lose their nutrition are using fertilizers and modern intensive farming.
Fertilizers and modern intensive farming have sterilized the topsoil, which makes plants lose their good nutrition.
Toxic Cocktail of Pesticides
Did you know that “cide” in pesticides means to kill?
America has become one of the countries with the highest case of pesticide poisoning.
Agriculture in America used 1,1 billion pesticides from 2006 to 2007 to help farmers kill plant nuisance.
However, the pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables creates a toxic cocktail inside the human body.
If it happens in the long run, it can lead to some severe diseases.
Some health problems caused by pesticides are:
- Congenital disabilities
- Nerve damage
- Cancer
Dirty Dozens and Cleanest Food
Dirty dozens are fruits and vegetables that require high pesticide use during cultivation.
However, some plants have minor pesticide use and are safer to consume.
Some dirty dozens of plants are:
- Peach
- Celery
- Strawberries
- Sweet bell pepper
- Spinach
- Nectarine
- Cherries
- Lettuce
- Apple
- Pear
- Imported grapes
- Potato
On the other hand, some of the cleanest foods are:
- Asparagus
- Frozen sweet corn
- Frozen sweet peas
- Pineapple
- Mango
- Avocado
- Onion
- Cabbage
- Banana
- Broccoli
- Kiwi
- Papaya
What Can You Do?
You may plan to avoid the dirty dozens as you know some surprising facts.
You can do plenty of things to nutritionally bankrupt foods and toxic products, which are:
- Grow your fruits and vegetables (or join a community garden).
- Refuse to purchase genetically modified products.
- Ask your local supermarket to stock the shelves with more natural organic foods.
- Purchase organic (especially the 12 most toxic foods) whenever possible.
- Avoid all processed food products, but only fresh, locally grown organic foods.
The Takeaway
Eating vegetables and fruits won’t make you healthy if the cultivation still requires hazardous materials.
The best recommendation to avoid nutritionally ill plants is to buy products that have 100% organic, organic or made with an organic ingredients label.
Moreover, making your meals at home is safer as you can thoroughly cleanse your ingredients in running water.
Check out the infographic below to learn more about this topic.
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