2. TED – Toxic Baby 10 facts on the dangers of pesticides

3. Pesticides ProsCons

4. If pesticides are toxic, why are they used in agriculture? Pesticides are developed with the aim of helping the farmer protect crops from damage and thus increase the yield, or the storage life of crops. Different pesticides may do so by preventing the growth of weeds or damage to crops by insects, rodents and molds. Is the use of pesticides necessary? Supporters argue that pesticide use is necessary to keep the cost of food production low and to maintain an abundant, affordable supply of fruits and vegetables in the market. However, opponents argue that since pesticide-free agriculture has never been tried on a large enough scale, we really do not know if the cost of food production would increase, or by how much. Researchers have studied the profitability of farms that do not use synthetic pesticides and found that results can vary depending on the kind of crop and region of the country. There are other advantages of using pesticides. For example, pesticides can help prevent some types of food poisonings. Food that is damaged by insects is more easily attacked by mold. Pesticides that prevent insect-damage also help prevent the growth of a mold that produces a natural, but potent cancer-causing poison called aflatoxin in food.

5. When to buy organic? I will show you 29 pictures of fruits or vegetables. 14 of the fruits /vegetables/fungi you should buy organic (if economically possible) due to high amounts of pesticide residue. 15 are pretty clean from pesticide residue and the non-organic is considered safe.

6. 1. Celery

7. 2. Kiwi

8. 3. Watermelon

9. 4. Domestic Cantaloupe

10. 5. Apples

11. 6. Onions

12. 7. Sweet Bell Peppers

13. 8. Peaches

14. 9. Sweet Corn

15. 10. Strawberries

16. 11. Pineapples

17. 12. Imported Nectarines

18. 13. Kale/Collard Greens

19. 14. Green Beans

20. 15. Avocado

21. 16. Cabbage

22. 17. Sweet peas

23. 18. Grapes

24. 19. Spinach

25. 20. Lettuce

26. 21. Asparagus

27. 22. Mangoes

28. 23. Sweet Potatoes

29. 24. Cucumbers

30. 25. Mushrooms

31. 26. Grapefruit

32. 27. Eggplant

33. 28. Domestic Blueberries

34. 29. Potatoes

35. Correct Answers Lets see how you did!

36. 1. Celery ORGANIC

37. 2. Kiwi

38. 3. Watermelon

39. 4. Domestic Cantaloupe

40. 5. Apples ORGANIC

41. 6. Onions

42. 7. Sweet Bell Peppers ORGANIC

43. 8. Peaches ORGANIC

44. 9. Sweet Corn

45. 10. Strawberries ORGANIC

46. 11. Pineapples

47. 12. Imported Nectarines ORGANIC

48. 13. Kale/Collard Greens ORGANIC

49. 14. Green Beans ORGANIC

50. 15. Avocado

51. 16. Cabbage

52. 17. Sweet peas

53. 18. Grapes ORGANIC

54. 19. Spinach ORGANIC

55. 20. Lettuce ORGANIC

56. 21. Asparagus

57. 22. Mangoes

58. 23. Sweet Potatoes

59. 24. Cucumbers ORGANIC

60. 25. Mushrooms

61. 26. Grapefruit

62. 27. Eggplant

63. 28. Domestic Blueberries ORGANIC

64. 29. Potatoes ORGANIC

65. Virtual Field Trip to the Supermarket

66. I will show you slides of different foods. You have a budget but you can purchase organic foods for the dirty dozen + two. You can either pay the market or potentially pay later on in future doctor and hospital fees

67. Quiz Wiz Questions 1-29. Write O for Organic or N for Non-organic

68. 1. Kiwi

69. 2. Celery

70. 3. Domestic Cantaloupe

71. 4. Watermelon

72. 5. Onions

73. 6. Apples

74. 7. Peaches

75. 8. Sweet Bell Peppers

76. 9. Strawberries

77. 10. Sweet Corn

78. 11. Imported Nectarines

79. 12. Pineapples

80. 13. Green Beans

81. 14. Kale/Collard Greens

82. 15. Cabbage

83. 16. Avocado

84. 17. Grapes

85. 18. Sweet peas

86. 19. Spinach

87. 20. Lettuce

88. 21. Mangoes

89. 22. Asparagus

90. 23. Sweet Potatoes

91. 24. Mushrooms

92. 25. Cucumbers

93. 26. Grapefruit

94. 27. Eggplant

95. 28. Potatoes

96. 29. Domestic Blueberries

97. Quiz Wiz Answers for 1-29 Lets see how you did!

98. 1. Kiwi

99. 2. Celery

100. 3. Domestic Cantaloupe

101. 4. Watermelon

102. 5. Onions

103. 6. Apples

104. 7. Peaches

105. 8. Sweet Bell Peppers

106. 9. Strawberries

107. 10. Sweet Corn

108. 11. Imported Nectarines

109. 12. Pineapples

110. 13. Green Beans

111. 14. Kale/Collard Greens

112. 15. Cabbage

113. 16. Avocado

114. 17. Grapes

115. 18. Sweet peas

116. 19. Spinach

117. 20. Lettuce

118. 21. Mangoes

119. 22. Asparagus

120. 23. Sweet Potatoes

121. 24. Mushrooms

122. 25. Cucumbers

123. 26. Grapefruit

124. 27. Eggplant

125. 28. Potatoes

126. 29. Domestic Blueberries

127. Tips Wash all your fruits and vegetables. Wash em until they squeak! Pesticides can also be absorbed from the ground water where plants are grown. This will saturate the produce with pesticides internally, so washing has its limits. But it makes sense to remove as much of the pesticide burden as you can, and theres really no reason not to wash off what you can.

128. Don't Buy Shiny Produce. Apples, cucumbers, bell peppers and others are often treated with a glossy wax that seals in pesticides/fungicides making it much more difficult to remove toxic residues. Produce should not have a smooth glassy texture.

129. Avoid Produce from Abroad. South America and Mexico have fewer restrictions on pesticide use. Produce from other countries can be much more contaminated than that grown in the US, not that our standards are really adequate.

130. Be Careful with Peanuts. Peanuts grow fungus very easily, and most commercial distributors spray huge amounts of fungicide to control the problem. Avoid peanuts and peanut products not organically grown and stored without spraying, as it is impossible to totally remove fungicides once applied. Buy organic peanut butter or switch to almond or cashew butter. If you have a Vita-Mixer, buy organic peanuts and make your own peanut butter. Some health food stores have the grinders for making your own nut butters. Freshly ground tastes better and is free from the big sugar loads in most commercial peanut butters.

131. Eat Cilantro, Pumpkin Seeds & Sunflower Seeds. These all contain compounds help remove and detoxify pesticides from your system. Include them in your diet as often as possible.

132. Add Plant-Derived Detoxifiers. Chlorella, blue green algae, cilantro or barley grass are all powerful detoxifiers. Add them to your diet.

133. Supplement with Iodine. Iodine plays a role in detoxification, and it also enhances estrogen breakdown and excretion. This is especially important in ethnic minorities with a higher predisposition for hypothyroidism. When thyroid levels are low, more estrogen accumulates and it can promote fat accumulation and development of cancer. Bear in mind that many environmental toxins have estrogenic effects, and that high cumulative lifetime exposure to estrogenic compounds is associated with increased cancer risk.

134. PEELING and TRIMMING: Peel fruits and vegetables when possible to reduce dirt, bacteria, and pesticides. Discard outer leaves of leafy vegetables. Trim fat from meat and skin from poultry and fish because some pesticides residues collect in fat.

135. SELECTING A VARIETY OF FOODS: Eat a variety of foods, from a variety of sources. This will give you a better mix of nutrients and reduce your likelihood of exposure to a single pesticide.Eat a variety of foods

136. Cooking off pesticides? Most pesticides are complex organic molecules and these tend not to be very heat stable. But reliably breaking down all pesticide molecules would likely require prolonged exposure to temperatures well over 100ºC, so you cant rely on ordinary cooking to remove all traces.