By adopting two simple, but effective gestures, you can reduce up to 90 % of the pesticides on your fruits and vegetables, without changing your habits.
Eat healthy without explode your budgetthis is a challenge that many know. If organic fruits and vegetables have the reputation of being less exposed to pesticides – theEFSA esteem that 88 % of them escape quantifiable residues – they are not completely spared.
Their price, often higher, remains a Brake for many households. However, there are simple gestures, accessible to everyone, to limit the presence of these pesticides on the products that we consumes on a daily basis.
Two steps are enough to make a real difference : effective cleaning can eliminate up to 90 % of pesticides. A concrete alternative for those who want to eat better, without necessarily changing their entire way of consuming.
An ingredient to remove pesticides from fruits and vegetables
Even before bite into an apple or rinse a salad in a hurry, sometimes it is enough for a forgotten gesture: to plunge them into a Bath … in vinegar.
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That it is white or ciderthis closet liquid turns into a formidable ally to rid fruits and vegetables with a large part of their pesticide residues.
Just mix A dose of vinegar For three water in a large container, to allow food to soak ten minutesand rinse them next.
This break time acts gently, without rubbing, but with efficiency: the contaminants are dropped outsurfaces are purified. Simple, economical and usefully useful. “Vinegar or bicarbonate baths of ten minutes or rubbing can improve elimination. The washing technique will therefore be enough for plants little exposed to pesticides. “recommends the UFC-Que Choosing.
The importance of brushing after soaking fruits and vegetables
Once the vinegar bath is finished, the main thing is played in detail. To dislodge the most stubborn residues, a simple passage underwater is not always enough. It is where the brush comes inflexible, but effective, which allows you to gently clean without damaging the food skin.
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By insisting slightly on the irregular or textured areaswe remove what the soaking has not completely dissolved. A simple, almost mechanical gesture, but which perfectly completes the decontaminating bath.
Rinsed with clear water one last time, your fruits and vegetables are Ready to be tastedcleaner and more reassuring than ever.
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