Summer time is here!!! which also means our fruit selections just got bigger BUT is it better?
The decisions we make in what we feed our bodies can be daunting. Often we rely too much on ‘convenience’ hence a quick trip to a fast food drive-thru. The only thing we gain by making bad food choices are the repercussions of unhealthy results: obesity, diabetes, the preservatives, the pesticides, the fats, processed carbs, ... the list is endless. So how do you know what you’re getting is good for you? Knowledge is KING! Knowing where your food came from and by reading labels.
Did you know that the sticker bar code on fruits and veggies holds a ton of info? It will tell you if it’s organic, genetically modified, grown locally or regionally, and even pesticides info. Organically grown fruit is 5 numerical code and begins with number 9 for example a banana’s barcode will have the sticker 91234. 9 is the indicator that it’s organic or sometimes the sign is obvious because it says “organic”. Stickers on produce item or also known as PLU is not just for price info.
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| this is just a regular tomato |
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| an organic lemon the 9 in the beginning of the code |
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| one banana is regular and the other is organic |
Click on the link if you would like to know more where your fruit or produce came from. http://www.fruitsticker.com/
Good to know!
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