Winter Edition - June 2016

The Low Down on Buying Organic
Fruit & Vegetables
Rockmelon
Sweet potatoes
Bananas
Oranges
Wash thoroughly
If you are eating non organic wash all fruits and
vegetables thoroughly with a vegetable wash.
These washes can be purchased from health
food stores or you can use vinegar. Do not wash
fruits and vegetables with dishwashing liquid.
You would be surprised how many people do
this! Dish washing liquid is also full of synthetic
chemicals that you do not want to be eating.
DIY vegetable wash
Fill up a large bowl with 1 part vinegar and 4
parts water. Add your vegetables or fruit and
leave to soak in this mixture for up to an hour.
Make sure that your produce is fully immersed.
After 1 hour (you can leave apples for half an
hour longer as they have more of a waxy
coating) remove, rinse with water and dry with
a clean tea towel. If you get into the habit of
washing your produce as soon as you buy it you
then have fruits and vegetables ready to eat
whenever you like!
Check organic labels
Do be mindful when purchasing organic labelled
food and drinks such as organic wine, yoghurt,
coconut cream and plant milks as they can still
have nasty additives such as carrageen gum and
preservatives added.
Many packet organic
foods can also have high amounts of salt and
sugar so just because the label says organic it
doesn’t always mean it is the healthiest option.
Reading the ingredient label carefully is the only
way to find out exactly what is in the food that
you are eating.
Whilst eating fresh organic produce is the best
possible option, washing your produce
thoroughly and peeling the skin where possible
can really help to minimise your exposure to
potentially harmful chemicals and toxins.
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