Buy organic spinach leaves that are loose and not in plastic bags, if at all possible.
Buying organic spinach is a must.
Buying organic spinach is a must.
Not exact matches
However, I've never understood why when I
buy organic frozen
spinach it says I need to cook it before using?
We
buy big giant bags of
organic frozen
spinach from BJs.
a handful of
spinach leaves (I
buy the already - washed
organic baby
spinach that comes in a package)
If you miss
buying fresh
spinach at your local natural and
organic food store, you may continue to have trouble finding...
Just
bought wonderful
organic spinach at the farmers market this a.m.
Dirty Dozen — These are the fruits and veggies that are most commonly contaminated and that you'd be better off
buying organic; strawberries,
spinach, nectarines, apples, peaches, pears, cherries, grapes, celery, tomatoes, sweet bell peppers and potatoes.
At the very least, you're going to want to
buy organic versions of the most pesticide - ridden fruits and vegetables: apples, strawberries, grapes, celery, peaches,
spinach, bell peppers, nectarines, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, snap peas, potatoes, and kale.
Spinach is one of the EWG's Dirty dozen as well so
buy organic!
For example earlier this week I threw a couple handfuls of the fresh baby
spinach into some store -
bought marinara sauce (I like the «
Organics» brand or «Newman's Own», just to up the nutritional ante since I didn't make it this time.
Lunder also advises
buying organic bell peppers,
spinach and potatoes because they scored high for pesticides, as well.
Whenever possible,
buy certified
organic - particularly foods likely to be high in toxins: butter and other fatty dairy products, apples, cucumber pickles, strawberries, raisins, peppers,
spinach, and collard greens.
Alternatively, if you're loaded with cash you can
buy the
organic version of
spinach.
Foods most worth
buying organic include: apples, asparagus, celery, cherries, lettuce, nectarines, peaches, pears,
spinach, strawberries, sweet bell peppers, and tomatoes.
According to the Environmental Workers Group, that extra $ 3 is worth every penny:
spinach is one of the «Dirty Dozen», the foods you should always
buy organic due to the level of pesticide residue.
I recommend
buying organic frozen chopped
spinach and kale and keeping a few bags on hand.