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Clean Fifteen

Yesterday I listed all the fruits and veggies that you really should try to buy organically because they are the top 12 pieces of produce that contain the most pesticides.  Today I will share the positive side of the story…not only is there 12 fruits and veggies BUT 16 that you can likely get away with buying in the regular produce aisle!  This can help you SAVE $$$ and spend the extra on buying organic for the dirty dozen for more effective results for Eating Clean!

The Clean 16 Fruits/Veggies with the least amount of pesticide residue:

  1. Onions
  2. Sweet Corn
  3. Pineapples
  4. Avocado
  5. Cabbage
  6. Sweat Peas
  7. Asparagus
  8. Mangoes
  9. Eggplant
  10. Kiwi
  11. Domestic Cantaloupe
  12. Sweet Potatoes
  13. Grapefruit
  14. Watermelon
  15. Mushrooms

Source:

EWG’s 2012 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™

NutriBullet

I have been a huge sceptic of juicing! How can it be healthy to only drink the juice of fruits and vegetables? Especially when the skin can provide so much nutrients and with some juicers it omits this part of the fruit and veggies. I also wondered about how this might affect my metabolism since I would assume in juice form there isn’t much work for my body to do to break it down?

One of my friends was looking into diet options and decided to get this juicer called the NutriBullet. I didn’t want to hear much about it as I was staying away from diets. My mind was often closed to her suggestions of possibly getting one myself as I was only open to life changes at this point. When we met up I saw her and noticed some huge differences!!! Her skin was much clearer and her hair was thicker, and she did look like she had slimmed. I was pretty impressed with her results and have to admit I was finally a little more open to hearing more about the NutriBullet! She explained how she used it and then she just throws whole fruits and vegetables into the blending cups and then adds seeds or nuts and it blends the entire thing into a juice! She went on to explain they have lids so she can make a few at a time and then bring them to work to enjoy on her drive in and drive home.

At this point my mind started to wander and I was finally open to the idea of getting one! Later that week I purchased one and everyone in my family soon followed! Even people at my work have bought them.

I personally still don’t believe in an all juice diet but I have used this to my weekly meal plan to ensure I am always getting the suggested serving of fruits and vegetables every day. A huge plus is this juicer includes all parts of the fruit and vegetable that you put in. Important disclaimer: only add what you would normally eat, some skins and seeds are not considered safe for human consumptions! Another huge benefit is that I can get vitamins into my body naturally that will be quickly absorbed in a liquid form.

I use the NutriBullet in many of my recipes, it has two attachments so I use the milling blade to make my own flours and the juicer blade to make smoothies, sauces, and soups! There are other tools that would work in its place that I would like to try but so far the NutriBullet is what I have found works best in my kitchen until I can explore some of the higher priced items.

There are many other countless benefits but I will let you discover them on their website linked below.

Check out the NutriBullet site to see if this is something that would work for you too: http://www.nutribullet.com/