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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Pesticides On Veggies and Fruits
Lately I've really become more active in reading labels. It's a good thing to do, just makes your trip to the grocery store a little more time consuming.
I've mentioned how much I LOVE "Whole Foods", I do love that store, you walk in and you are just.....
Personally, I'm excited, overwhelmed, and my mouth begins to water and I am suddenly hungry, no, STARVING., for fruits and veggies.. Not my usual "go to" snack, but believe me if my fridge resembled anything close to the produce section of a "Whole Foods Market".. I would be in heaven.. and much thinner and much healthier... BUT..
This is a big BUT.. I don't make it over to "Whole Foods" very often, and I am left to shop "Reasors" Produce department, which I must say since they have "remodeled" is much more appealing and has much more to offer, BUT the "Organic" section is still very small and stocked with your usual.. Bananas, Potatoes, Carrots, and occasionally green beans and asparagus. Maybe if your lucky some turnips.. mmm, yummy, I go for those daily..NOT.
Okay, as usual I'm losing track of where I was headed..
Today Dale brings me home an article that I suppose was in the Tulsa World recently. It's about an area Physician who wrote "Detox Diets for Dummies". I am in noway going to jump on the "detox" wagon. I am a sceptic, through and through, you have a long hard sale to get me to join up.
However, I have been leading myself towards Organics more and more, Why? Well, because I like to do my own "science" projects if you will, and It is noted in my brain that the Organic Bananas outlast the NON-Organic bananas by days.. several days.. like alot more days. Of course my sceptic brain thought it was due in part to the little waxy coating on the "stump". mmm,,, Maybe, maybe not. so I removed it immediately and my bananas still outlasted the non organic... skin didn't get those brown freckles.. you don't eat the peel you say, but trust me.. Its a sign of whats inside that little peel.. fresher longer works for me.. So I buy Organic Bananas.. and the occasional turnip...
See, off track again, So Dales article lead me to "research" for myself, so I have spent the last few hours this evening online, searching and researching "Pesticides on our food", go ahead do some for yourself, I even included a link at the lower part of my page. "Whats on my Food"... Well, the answer is Pesticides...
Pesticides that have long been banned for use in the United States are freely in other countries, ones which we import large amounts of our produce from.
So, question is what can you do? # 1, Don't stop eating your veggies. Wash them.. with soap...
Buy "Locally Grown"or "Organic".. I prefer locally grown, Heck, have you been to the new Broken Arrow farmers Market Plaza? It is great for spring, summer and fall, (winter sucks no matter how you look at it).
It is located at 418 S. Main. Its open April thru October, Tuesdays 4:30-8:00pm and Saturdays 8am-1:00pm.
I made many trips last year, even found some veggies I had never heard of, bought them, tried them... liked them, went back the next week for more.
However, here we are in throws of "WINTER" ugg... But.. OH Yeah, did I mention "WHOLE FOODS MARKET".. its at 41st and Peoria.. you should go... ....... NOW!!!
I've mentioned how much I LOVE "Whole Foods", I do love that store, you walk in and you are just.....
Personally, I'm excited, overwhelmed, and my mouth begins to water and I am suddenly hungry, no, STARVING., for fruits and veggies.. Not my usual "go to" snack, but believe me if my fridge resembled anything close to the produce section of a "Whole Foods Market".. I would be in heaven.. and much thinner and much healthier... BUT..
This is a big BUT.. I don't make it over to "Whole Foods" very often, and I am left to shop "Reasors" Produce department, which I must say since they have "remodeled" is much more appealing and has much more to offer, BUT the "Organic" section is still very small and stocked with your usual.. Bananas, Potatoes, Carrots, and occasionally green beans and asparagus. Maybe if your lucky some turnips.. mmm, yummy, I go for those daily..NOT.
Okay, as usual I'm losing track of where I was headed..
Today Dale brings me home an article that I suppose was in the Tulsa World recently. It's about an area Physician who wrote "Detox Diets for Dummies". I am in noway going to jump on the "detox" wagon. I am a sceptic, through and through, you have a long hard sale to get me to join up.
However, I have been leading myself towards Organics more and more, Why? Well, because I like to do my own "science" projects if you will, and It is noted in my brain that the Organic Bananas outlast the NON-Organic bananas by days.. several days.. like alot more days. Of course my sceptic brain thought it was due in part to the little waxy coating on the "stump". mmm,,, Maybe, maybe not. so I removed it immediately and my bananas still outlasted the non organic... skin didn't get those brown freckles.. you don't eat the peel you say, but trust me.. Its a sign of whats inside that little peel.. fresher longer works for me.. So I buy Organic Bananas.. and the occasional turnip...
See, off track again, So Dales article lead me to "research" for myself, so I have spent the last few hours this evening online, searching and researching "Pesticides on our food", go ahead do some for yourself, I even included a link at the lower part of my page. "Whats on my Food"... Well, the answer is Pesticides...
Pesticides that have long been banned for use in the United States are freely in other countries, ones which we import large amounts of our produce from.
So, question is what can you do? # 1, Don't stop eating your veggies. Wash them.. with soap...
Buy "Locally Grown"or "Organic".. I prefer locally grown, Heck, have you been to the new Broken Arrow farmers Market Plaza? It is great for spring, summer and fall, (winter sucks no matter how you look at it).
It is located at 418 S. Main. Its open April thru October, Tuesdays 4:30-8:00pm and Saturdays 8am-1:00pm.
I made many trips last year, even found some veggies I had never heard of, bought them, tried them... liked them, went back the next week for more.
However, here we are in throws of "WINTER" ugg... But.. OH Yeah, did I mention "WHOLE FOODS MARKET".. its at 41st and Peoria.. you should go... ....... NOW!!!
Monday, February 21, 2011
I was thinking...
I was thinking, (yes. Really) why not jump on this wagon. After all I am constantly reading other blogs, so why not have my own.
I can do it... Surely.. Just tell me I can't and you are sure to get challenged.. I'm pretty sure my middle name is "stubborn". I always go back to when I was a little kid and they (adults) constantly compared me to "Lucy", you know, from the Peanuts gang. She always had to have it her way, it was Never her fault and she was after all "the crabby mans choice".
I'm working on a theme here, not so sure what it is just yet. My mind is a glorious thing, It can go from nowhere to everywhere in the blink of an eye. I'm sure someone, somewhere has a "name" for that. Trust me.. I do not need a label, or do I think or believe anyone else does.. I'm sure I will cover this over and over, but this is not the time.
I love fitness and health and cooking and saving money.. all of those things are a daily challenge. Why not take them on. Why not possibly share those experiences with you. A stale mind and a stale body is just that... STALE.
My life motto: "Suck it up" or maybe "Can't change it- Deal with it." If I'm in a good mood "it is what it is".
See, I could go on for days.. or just a brief moment, you just never know.
Follow me, It could be good, or it could be bad, but in the end at least you did something..
(Oh, and for the spell checkers/or English teachers out there... "suck it Up".. I survived, I'm a productive adult.. no thanks to the sad school system I was in. But then again, "it is what it is".
I can do it... Surely.. Just tell me I can't and you are sure to get challenged.. I'm pretty sure my middle name is "stubborn". I always go back to when I was a little kid and they (adults) constantly compared me to "Lucy", you know, from the Peanuts gang. She always had to have it her way, it was Never her fault and she was after all "the crabby mans choice".
I'm working on a theme here, not so sure what it is just yet. My mind is a glorious thing, It can go from nowhere to everywhere in the blink of an eye. I'm sure someone, somewhere has a "name" for that. Trust me.. I do not need a label, or do I think or believe anyone else does.. I'm sure I will cover this over and over, but this is not the time.
I love fitness and health and cooking and saving money.. all of those things are a daily challenge. Why not take them on. Why not possibly share those experiences with you. A stale mind and a stale body is just that... STALE.
My life motto: "Suck it up" or maybe "Can't change it- Deal with it." If I'm in a good mood "it is what it is".
See, I could go on for days.. or just a brief moment, you just never know.
Follow me, It could be good, or it could be bad, but in the end at least you did something..
(Oh, and for the spell checkers/or English teachers out there... "suck it Up".. I survived, I'm a productive adult.. no thanks to the sad school system I was in. But then again, "it is what it is".
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