dime wrote:Oh that doesn't sound good, because grapes are extremely difficult if not impossible to clean up from pesticides.
We only need to minimize 'leakage' from the skin to the juice,
as in the Hurom / Versapers slow juicer, the skin does not end up in the juice.
Try to wash them really well! But I'm not sure what could be used to wash them toroughly, maybe there's some trick.
I only know about washing them with water, and with vinegar.
I do both, to make sure.
Mia wrote:Yes, maybe its not a good idea to drink grape juice everyday..
Even if the pesticides stay on the skin when juicing, or i find a way to wash them toroughly... the skin on the grapes is VERY thin,
the pesticides may already be in the grape. If so, it doesnt matter how much i wash or peel or anything...
True, the skin of grapes is very thin, and yes, some pesticides will end up in the grape,
but this is also true for vegetables and grains, where herbicides are used as well.
So, in that sense, its true for any diet.
At least, by using the Hurom /Versapers, the skin does not end up in the juice,
so there is a substantial decrease in pesticides,
and consuming the entire grape is approved for consumption.
Dont forget that its normal that baby food contains harmful substances.
Even baby foods contain acrylamide, heterocyclic amines and nitrate.
But what about organic grapes, do you think they are safe?
If its possible for you to buy organic grapes, i would definitely opt for that,
as that will be at least another substantial reduction is pesticides intake.
The only problem is that they are sooo expensive. To make 800ml cost about 2500 SEK /month (~400 USD i think). And thats just 2/3 of my daughters juice..
So, thats not practical.
How about juicing melons and mangoes?
Mandarins?
Apples?
Mia wrote:Would you let your child (or your self) drink non-organic grape juice?
Yes, i would, and i do.
My daughter loves it too.
Just make sure that you dont wash them right before juicing.
Wash them, and then let them dry (you can gently pat them dry), and then juice them,
so that no water that has been in contact with the skin, will leak into your juice.
Also, the more often you empty and clean the inside of the juicer in between juicing,
the smaller the risk that pesticides from the skin still leak into your juice.
I think its about weighing the pros and the cons.
The pro of raw foods is that they dont contain all the heterocylic amines and acrylamide that normal foods contain.
And if grapes are really the only fruit juice your daughter tolerates, i think its still better than a cooked alternative.
Besides lacking nomral cooked food toxins, grapes have another advantage: specific antioxidants and resveratol.
Resveratrol in grapes has been linked to longevity, by stimulating recycling of unused / old cells (
autophagy),
similar to a calorie-restricted diet.
Grapes also contain compounds that increase glutathione activity, a major endogenous antioxidant,
and ingredients that inhibit lipid peroxidation.
In my opinion, the benefits outweight the cons.
But maybe, you can alternately use other fruits as well?
