With the current heatwave, you might be living on salads alone. From starter to main course to dessert, fruits and raw vegetables punctuate your meals from beginning to end. To prepare your refreshing recipes, you raid the supermarket shelves and meticulously wash your ingredients, which aren't as natural as they seem. For a menu free of added pesticides, the Japanese have a promising technique.<\/p>\n
Health organizations recommend we eat five fruits and vegetables a day to stay healthy. However, these treasures of the earth are tainted by pesticides. Farmers don't just use a simple watering can to make their fields grow. Today's agriculture is far from resembling a remake of "Little House on the Prairie." According to statistics<\/a> , more than 6 out of 10 non-organic fruits and vegetables contain at least one detectable pesticide residue. Among the most contaminated are cherries<\/a> , grapes, strawberries<\/a> , and apples. Unless you have a Garden of Eden at your disposal or are self-sufficient, it's difficult to escape this grim reality.<\/p>\n That's why we wash these ingredients better than we wash ourselves. Despite an intensive cleaning session, countless rinses under the tap, and a vigorous massage that would make our partner envious, pesticides persist. According to another study<\/a> published in the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters, rinsing fruits and vegetables with plain water has no effect on pesticides.<\/p>\n "Rather than causing unwarranted apprehension, research suggests that peeling can effectively remove almost all pesticide residues, unlike the frequently recommended practice of washing,"<\/em> it reads. Except that not all fruits are compatible with the peeler in our drawers. If you decide to peel a blueberry, there's not much left to eat.<\/p>\n This is a tip that's gone viral. It doesn't involve leaving your fruits and vegetables to soak in the sink with a splash of vinegar, but rather purifying these produce, grown in a cloud of chemicals, with a mixture that has already proven its worth with our grandmothers. It uses ingredients that we all have in our cupboards: salt and baking soda. And the method is simple.<\/p>\n While this Japanese method is intriguing in its simplicity, it doesn't eliminate the need to adopt certain daily habits to limit exposure to chemical residues. Because between the treatments applied to crops, transportation, and storage, fruits and vegetables accumulate far more than just a little soil.<\/p>\n The first thing to do is to vary your diet. Always eating the same fruits and vegetables can mean exposing yourself to the same substances over and over again. Alternating products, origins, and seasons allows you to diversify your meals and also reduce this risk of invisible accumulation.<\/p>\n Prioritizing seasonal produce and local sourcing can also make a difference. Fruit picked closer to home often requires less processing to preserve it for long journeys or weeks of storage. Without becoming obsessed with "perfect eating," choosing local when possible remains a worthwhile approach.<\/p>\n Organic produce, often criticized for its higher prices, can also be reserved for the most exposed foods. Not all fruits and vegetables contain the same levels of pesticides. Opting for organic versions of strawberries, apples, grapes, or spinach can be a more realistic compromise than a 100% organic basket.<\/p>\n Eating fruits and vegetables is a healthy habit, provided they are not contaminated by pesticides. The idea is not to become hyper-vigilant about food, but simply to limit the risks without letting laziness get the better of us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the current heatwave, you might be living on salads alone. 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Our articles are for all women, whatever their body type, with an approach built on the pleasure of eating<\/strong> and listening to yourself rather than on restriction.<\/p>\n Balanced eating means varying what you eat over several days, not following strict rules at every meal. A satisfying meal usually combines vegetables or fruit, a starch (bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, legumes), a source of protein and a little fat. Eating at fairly regular times keeps you from arriving ravenous at the next meal. Sit down to eat, ideally away from screens, and take time to enjoy your food: fullness signals take a while to kick in. No food is off-limits: chocolate, fries and pastries all have a place in a varied diet. For general benchmarks, the health authorities in your country publish official dietary guidelines that don\u2019t require following any diet.<\/p>\n Our editorial team rejects diet culture: no weight-loss diets, no calorie counting, no \u201cforbidden\u201d foods and no promises of physical transformation. We believe health can\u2019t be read on a scale and that every body has its own needs. When we share a study or an expert\u2019s view, it\u2019s to inform your choices, not to tell you what to eat. Our articles provide general information and don\u2019t replace advice from a health professional: for any personal question, talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian.<\/p>\n Intuitive eating is an approach developed by American dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. It encourages you to reject the diet mentality, listen to your hunger and fullness cues and make peace with all foods. Its goal isn\u2019t weight loss but a calmer, more flexible relationship with food.<\/p>\n No food needs to be banned from a varied diet unless you have an allergy, an intolerance or a medical reason to avoid it. Very sugary, very fatty or highly processed foods can be enjoyed without guilt, just less often than everyday staples. Labeling foods as \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d can actually fuel frustration and bingeing.<\/p>\n Several signs should raise a flag: thinking about food constantly, feeling guilty after meals, cycling between restriction and binges, making yourself throw up or avoiding eating in front of others. Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder, can affect people of any weight. 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Labeling foods as \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d can actually fuel frustration and bingeing.<\/p>\n Several signs should raise a flag: thinking about food constantly, feeling guilty after meals, cycling between restriction and binges, making yourself throw up or avoiding eating in front of others. Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder, can affect people of any weight. 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Other good practices to avoid pesticides in your food<\/h2>\n
What you\u2019ll find in the Nutrition section<\/h2>\n
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How do you eat a balanced diet without depriving yourself?<\/h2>\n
Our approach<\/h2>\n
Our articles to get you started<\/h2>\n
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Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n
What is intuitive eating?<\/h3>\n
Are there foods you should cut out completely?<\/h3>\n
How do you know if you have an eating disorder?<\/h3>\n
What you\u2019ll find in the Nutrition section<\/h2>\n
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How do you eat a balanced diet without depriving yourself?<\/h2>\n
Our approach<\/h2>\n
Our articles to get you started<\/h2>\n
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Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n
What is intuitive eating?<\/h3>\n
Are there foods you should cut out completely?<\/h3>\n
How do you know if you have an eating disorder?<\/h3>\n