Easy way to remove pesticides from fruits and vegetables -- Step
by step explanation
* Try to buy organic produce as much as you can
* Wash Your Food and Wash it Right
Wash all your fruits and vegetables.
Almost 75 to 80 percent of pesticide residues are removed by cold water washing.
* Blanch and Peel
Peeling is another efficient way to remove
residue and comes highly recommended especially
when there might be some residue in the crevices of the fruit.
* Vinegar
1. fill a large bowl with 4 parts water to 1 part plain white vinegar.
2. soak the fruit or vegetables you’d like to clean in the mixture for 15 minutes.
3. rinse the fruit or vegetables well with water.
* Baking soda
Baking soda removes up to 96% of pesticides
Results reveal baking soda mixed with water is the most effective way of removing pesticides from apples.
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