Did you know that when you buy produce at the grocery store, in addition to the cost of the farmer growing and harvesting the produce, you are also paying the cost to ship the item as well? That makes produce from supermarkets more expensive than local produce from local farmers.
See when all types of produce, fruits & vegetables are going to be the absolute freshest in grocery stores and when you can buy them locally. Here's when fruits and vegetables are in season where you live.
They say that people can lower their pesticide exposure by almost 90% by avoiding the top 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables and eating the least contaminated instead.
After 11 years as a loyal member, I've decided to let my Sam's Club membership lapse. I am going to miss a few things at the trusty 'ol Sam's Club. They carry a handful of items that I just can't find elsewhere, or prices that just can't be beat, like...
Slash your pesticide ingestion by 90% with this list of the most and least contaminated fruits & vegetables. For the most contaminated ones: buy organic!
There have been a couple of new discoveries in my world... two food products and one cleaning product. Here's why these three things are so great, and why I highly recommend that you try them for yourself!
