Leafy vegetables are used in various cuisines worldwide; however, as they cannot be peeled and their leaf surface area is large, the risk of retaining pesticide residues on these vegetables is relatively higher than on others. To our knowledge, this …
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I went to the farmers’ market today and asked two venders there: Are your food organic? Both said “No,” The Amish vender said that they only use dipel- a biological insecticide which is using micro germs to kill worms but supposedly not harmful for humans. But surely I would not want to ingest anything that could kill worms into my system!

This morning I googled what is the most effective way to rinse off the pesticides. I was surprised to find that based on this scientific study the most effective way to rinse off the pesticides is washing them under running water for enough time! This study compared methods such as washing them with vinegar water or baking soda, or soaking, or blanching, cooking, etc: Contrary to my expectation, the rinsing method is better than all the other methods!!!

Lately I am doing a lot of juicing with veggies and fruits. After knowing that produces bought from the farmers’ market are not necessarily certified organic and still contain chemicals natural or not, I am going to make sure that I give my veggies and fruits a very good rinse before I eat them! You can save the trouble on adding vinegar or baking soda or spend money on other products. Just make sure to turn on the faucet and keep the water running to rinse the veggies and fruits and make sure you rinse them well. We got enough toxics in our environment. We certainly don’t need to ingest more into our body!

The following article contains more details on how to wash different types of fruits and vegetables:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/washing-vegetables

For products with harder surface such as potatoes and carrots–scrub them with a brush under the running water.

With leafy veggies, peel off the first couple of layers first.

Some fruits like water melon and pineapples, it is a good idea to rinse the outside before cutting them to prevent the transfer of harmful substances. These are all sensible advices to heed!