Fruit

Blackberries are a delicious and nutritious summer fruit, but they can also be covered in pesticides or bacteria from handling. Many people don’t realize that blackberries are on the Environmental Working Group’s list of fruits and vegetables with the highest levels of pesticide residue. The good news is that there are some simple steps you […]

There are simple principles that can be followed that will guide you on how to clean most fruit. Majority of the time you’re aiming to kill bacteria and clean off pesticides. However, each type of fruit may have it’s own nuances in regards to cleaning them. For example, raspberries are very fragile and need to […]

It’s may not be a great idea to bite into an apple you got from the store without cleaning it first. They could be covered in bacteria from handling, insects and logistics. Depending on where they are sourced from they could have pesticide residue on them. Often these pesticides can be dangerous with some even […]

When you buy raspberries in the shop they can often be covered in bacteria from handling or bugs. Additionally they may have had pesticides used on them and in many cases these pesticides are known carcinogens. This is why it’s important for your health that you clean your raspberries thoroughly prior to eating them. Lucky […]

Why is it important to clean Strawberries? Have you ever had a close up look at your strawberries and seen creepy crawlies or speckles of dirt? Well, that’s what you can see, let alone what you can’t see. Similarly, you don’t know what happened prior to buying those strawberries. They were probably sprayed with pesticides, […]