Where do I start? From Mainstream to a Stream of Health – Produce

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Okay, so you want to do better with your food choices. But where do you start? Here is a guide of baby steps to help you on that journey from “mainstream” eating to a “stream of health” due to better choices.

Vegetables and Fruit

Mainstream: Buy canned vegetables, fruit in heavy syrup.

Step one: Buy frozen vegetables instead of canned; frozen fruit, switching to light syrup for the fruit you can only find in a can.

Step two: Buy fresh vegetables and fruit when in season. Spray your produce with peroxide, then vinegar (do not combine in one bottle, it is less effective when combine). Rinse well, scrubbing if needed (for instance on the outside of mango skin).

Step three: Stream your veggies, or use in a stir-fry, avoiding using the microwave oven, which destroys more nutrients and vitamins.

Stream of Health, your goal: Focus on consuming the least pesticide-laden produce **insert EWG link here** while avoiding the produce with the most pesticides. If you can afford it, buy local organic produce, especially the fruits and vegetables that contain the most pesticides.

If you like this, let me know! I may share a post on dairy, meat, and other food choices.

Free consumer guide to pesticides in produce offered by Environmental Working Group

EWG’s The Full List: 53 Fruits and Veggies

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Lea Harris founded Nourishing Treasures in 2006. A mom passionate about her family's health and well-being, Lea believes education is power. Encouraging others to take baby steps in the right direction of health for their families, Lea's goal is to raise awareness of what goes into our mouths and on our bodies, providing natural alternative information that promotes health and prevents disease by using traditional foods and nature's medicine.

Lea is a Certified Health Coach graduate from Beyond Organic University, and a Certified Aromatherapist graduate from Aromahead Institute.

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