Made in America… time for a boycott?
No this is not anti American rhetoric coming from South of the Border, but a look into what damage Fruits and Vegetables grown in America does to the bodies of Americans..
In the USA, when an average talks about Fruits, they usually mean Bananas, Oranges and Apples.
Where do Bananas come from, that is sold even in supermarkets in snow drenched North Dakota? At any time of the year? From Ecuador, From Colombia etc..
Oranges and Apples are homegrown products.
Which of the three have the highest amounts of Pesticides detected in them? Out of the highest pesticide load of 100? No surprise.. Oranges at 42 and Apples at 89.. their latin cousins are at a lamentably low pesticide level of only 16…
Strawberries pack in a 89 and peaches a full 100..
Home Grown Nutrition Substitutions and Country of Origin
Food with high pesticide
residues
A small example is only given.. Not all foreign country produces are good. Read about the pollution of Costa Rican water system by increasing number of Pineapple Farms ( Hawaiian pineapple farms have become tourist attractions!), Cantaloupes from Mexico, Grapes from Chile are high in pesticidal residues ..( no wonder the Chilean grapes are cheaper than American ones..)
The Fruit-- what it has substitute it with
Strawberries - Vitamin C - Blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwi
Bell Peppers,
Green and Red- Vitamins A and C - Green Peas, Broccoli,Brussels Sprouts, Asparagus, romaine lettuce,Asparagus
Spinach
Cherries USA
Peaches
Celery- carrots,broccoli, radishes, romaine lettuce
Apples
Apricots
Green Beans
Grapes from Chile
Canteloupes from Mexico
Cucumbers
Pears
Winter Squash USA
Potatoes USA- sweet potatoes US Winter squash from Honduras
PRODUCE WITH THE LEAST LEVELS OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES
Avacados Vitamins A C Folic Acid
USA Mexico Grapes Vitamin C
Bananas Potassium
Onions caretenoids Plums Vit C Sweet Potatoes
Green Onions Watermelon Potassium Broccoli Potassium
Cauliflower Brussels Sprouts
BUY ORGANIC. BUY HOME GROWN. BUY AT FARMERS MARKETS. AVOID FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WHICH ARE OUT OF SEASON.
