How to Prep Your Fruits and Vegetables

According to the Environmental Working Group (2013), pesticides are toxic chemicals that are aimed at killing living organisms and have been associated with brain and nervous system toxicity, cancer, hormone disruption, and skin, eye and lunch irritation.  

As a person who is majorly concerned with the threat of pesticides due to the connection between pesticides and Multiple Sclerosis, I always make sure to clean my produce as much as possible.  The New York Times wrote about a study comparing the washing methods to clean your produce.  You can read about it here.

Here's how I clean my fruits and vegetables to the best of my ability:

Step 1: Wash your sink with hot soap and water. (Your kitchen sink can better dirtier than your toilet)
Step 2: Fill up your sink and add one cup of white vinegar.
Step 3: Let your produce soak for 10 minutes.
Step 4: Rinse off your produce under running water and make sure that you scrub them to ensure that you get off the vinegar and pesticides off.
Step 5: Dry off your produce and store properly!

Enjoy your freshly cleaned produce!