Are Organic Vegetables and Fruits Healthy to Eat?

Healthy foods to eat and nutritious vegetables are more difficult to find than you may imagine.
But aren't all vegetables good for you?
Apparently not, according to a report issued by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit group that focuses on public health addressing issues such as pollution, nutrition, and their affects on the human body.

Raw Vegetable Diet

A raw vegetable diet is an excellent place to focus your eating habits since it supplies the enzymes and nutrients found in nature.
Cooking, freezing, canning, or otherwise processing foods kills all the enzymes and most of the nutrients found in foods.

That is why it is a good idea to consume as many of your foods as you can as they come from nature. Why would you spend good money on foods you know to be necessary for the healthy maintenance of your body then kill all of the nutrients found in those foods?

That does not make sense.

Of course, it also does not make sense to consume vegetables containing pesticides that will overburden your body with toxins, which may lead to ill health, disease, and possibly shorten your lifespan.

Unhealthy Foods

EWG reports that thin, soft skinned fruits and vegetables may be more susceptible to absorbing pesticides than those with a stronger, more dense outer layer.

These soft skinned fruits and vegetables include:
Apples

Cherries

Peaches

Strawberries

Celery

Domestic Blueberries (those grown on farms)

Nectarines

Potatoes

Imported Grapes

Lettuce

Sweet Bell Peppers

Spinach

Kale

Collard Greens


Healthy Foods Get Contaminated

These otherwise healthy foods have been found to be contaminated with and contain from 47 to 67 different pesticides per serving.

Apparently, bugs and other critters also enjoy eating these delicate foods so they must be protected to assure they ripen and are available for human consumption. The most economical and easiest method of avoiding predation of growing crops is by using pesticides.

However, those same pesticides come with many detrimental side effects.

Organic Foods Are Best

Organic foods are grown without the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides, or any other unnatural substances being applied to them. This assures you that your raw vegetables and fresh fruits are free of unseen compounds that may harm you and your loved ones.

But aren't they more expensive than chemically fertilized and pesticide sprayed produce?

Yes, there may be a small difference between buying comparable items but it is minimal when the benefits of pesticide-free produce is taken into consideration. But when comparing relative costs of purchasing fresh organic foods to processed foods there may not be a discernable difference in cost.

David L. Katz, M.D., who has investigated this situation, found there really is no major difference in your overall food bill when comparing the purchase price of good healthy foods to unhealthy processed foods.