"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope."
--Robert F. Kennedy
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| New Albany Farmers Market, IN (photo credit: Nancy Heinrich) |
Cooking together is good for families. Preparing and enjoying good food together is at the heart of quality family time. Eating well is a path to living well.
This time of
year people look forward to farmers markets opening up with the opportunity
to buy locally grown foods from farmers within a 25 mile radius.
Every year the Environmental Working Group updates its Dirty Dozen
list. The Dirty Dozen list contains the fruits and vegetables testing highest for pesticides. In 2019
kale was added to the list. Strawberries top the list, as 90% of samples tested positive for 2 or more
pesticides. Foods testing highest in pesticides:
- Strawberries
- Spinach
- Kale
- Nectarines
- Apples
- Grapes
- Peaches
- Cherries
- Pears
- Tomatoes
- Potatoes
- Celery
Children who are regularly exposed to a steady diet of chemicals in the form of invisible pesticides on foods face a lifetime of damage to their developing bodies and brains such as cancer. When you go
out to your local farmers market this year, please ask your farmers if they use
pesticides or not. Buying organic really matters. After all, we are Growing Healthy Kids.
With love,
Nancy
Heinrich, MPH
Founder and
Wellness Architect
Growing
Healthy Kids, Inc.
