Passion Fit Holistic Wellness - Nutrition: Best Organic Fruits and Vegetables

15 Jan 2019 · 2 min

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In this concise educational video, certified nutrition specialist and PassionFit founder Reena Vokoun explains how consumers can prioritize buying organic produce. She references the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) “Dirty Dozen” list, which identifies 12 fruits and vegetables that are most likely to retain pesticide residues because of their thin skins. Reena outlines the specific fruits (cherries, strawberries, grapes, nectarines, apples, pears, peaches) and vegetables (spinach, celery, sweet bell peppers, potatoes, cherry tomatoes) that should be bought organic first, acknowledging that buying all produce organic can be costly. She directs viewers to ewg.org for deeper information, and concludes with a call to subscribe to her channel for more nutrition content.

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Hi guys, my name is Reena Vokoun and I'm the founder of PassionFit. As a certified nutrition specialist through the American Council on Exercise, I wanted to share with you today some information about nutrition and in particular which fruits and vegetables to buy organic. The Environmental Working Group has deemed these 12 fruits and vegetables the Dirty Dozen. The reason for this is they have thinner skins, which make them more susceptible to retaining pesticides, which are harmful chemicals to our health and the environment around us. So if you had to prioritize which fruits and vegetables to buy as organic, we would start with these. From a fruits perspective, you would go with organic cherries, strawberries, grapes, nectarines, apples, pears, and peaches as organic. For vegetables, you would want to focus on purchasing spinach, celery, sweet bell peppers, potatoes, and cherry tomatoes as organic. Ideally, you would want to buy all of your produce as organic, but as we all know, it can be expensive. So again, if you had to prioritize which ones, these would be the 12 to focus on. If you want to learn more information about the Environmental Working Group, you can go to ewg.org. They provide information about promoting and advocating for health for both ourselves and the environment, and they help consumers make healthy choices. Thanks so much for tuning in, guys. I have more nutrition videos coming up on my YouTube channel, so feel free to like, subscribe, and share with your family and friends. Thanks so much and have a great day. See you soon.