This means that you should
buy organic kale if possible, and be sure to wash what you do buy thoroughly.
Frist off, always
buy organic kale.
My question is, do you recommend
buying organic kale and collard greens / other greens over non-organic?
Not exact matches
Note: Green beans and
kale have been recently added to thelist of produce with high pesticide residues so it's important to
buy these
organic.
I didn't
buy much as I couldn't carry too much, but I got some beautiful
organic purple
kale that I was told was picked yesterday morning in Kildare - can't get fresher than that!
I
buy 1 - 2 large bunches of
organic kale per week, and devour it mostly on my own!
No matter which type of
kale you choose, you'll want to de-stem it first, or
buy bagged
organic kale that's been pre-washed to make things even easier.
This time I
bought a huge
organic bunch of
kale, which I combined with some fresh broccoli and parsley to give my body a concentrated dose of cleansing nutrients.
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.
Because of this we recommend
buying only
organic kale for making baby food, if possible.
Other good items to
buy organic are green beans and
kale, so eat those
organic if possible.
Note: While
kale isn't on the EWG's Dirty Dozen list it leans to the pesticide - laden side of the list, so when possible
buy organic.
Sadly,
kale took the number 12 spot on the 2011 Dirty Dozen list, so try to
buy organic to avoid pesticide residues.
For a mom who personally does not like
kale and therefore never
buys it, I'm so happy that there's an
organic and fresh pouch available that includes it.
I recommend
buying organic frozen chopped spinach and
kale and keeping a few bags on hand.