Celery & pesticides (, nectarines)
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Celery & pesticides (, nectarines)
A couple of days ago I tried some raw celery in my avocado salad. I really like the taste it ads, and it does not cause any stomach discomfort like say onions or garlic sometimes does.
My only question is this; celery tastes quite "salty" (mmm, lovely after not eating salt for more than 2 years ) Because of this I wonder if celery contains too much salts, and will cause acne in the same way as eating salt would?
Does anybody else have any experience with eating celery on the wai diet?
My only question is this; celery tastes quite "salty" (mmm, lovely after not eating salt for more than 2 years ) Because of this I wonder if celery contains too much salts, and will cause acne in the same way as eating salt would?
Does anybody else have any experience with eating celery on the wai diet?
Yes and no
Stalks are the part between the leaf and the stem of the plant.
Blanching is making something (i.c. the stalks of the celery plant) lighter (in dutch: (ver)bleken) or bleaching by blocking (sun)light. Unblanched celery has a deeper green color and a stronger flavor than blanched celery (in dutch: bleekselderij), and it's apparently higher in nutrition.
I was reacting more to RRM's 'roots', but I'm pretty sure fictor ate blanched celery.
Stalks are the part between the leaf and the stem of the plant.
Blanching is making something (i.c. the stalks of the celery plant) lighter (in dutch: (ver)bleken) or bleaching by blocking (sun)light. Unblanched celery has a deeper green color and a stronger flavor than blanched celery (in dutch: bleekselderij), and it's apparently higher in nutrition.
I was reacting more to RRM's 'roots', but I'm pretty sure fictor ate blanched celery.
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Re: Celery
One interesting thing I just read about celery is that it very often contains pesticides in dangerous quantities, unless it is organic. So, if you must eat it, be careful!
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Re: Celery
Would aggressively washing the celery be of much help here?
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Its the skin.
The soft celery skin (much like nectarines) readily absorbs pesticides.
Aggressively washing doesnt seem to help.
The soft celery skin (much like nectarines) readily absorbs pesticides.
Aggressively washing doesnt seem to help.
Re: Celery
Does that mean nectarines are also a bad choice? What if they're peeled?
If the celery is soaked in hot water, than the water is drained, do you think that would get rid of the pesticides? Not that I have celery much but I still like to know these things.
If the celery is soaked in hot water, than the water is drained, do you think that would get rid of the pesticides? Not that I have celery much but I still like to know these things.
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Non-organic ones?Mr. PC wrote:Does that mean nectarines are also a bad choice?
Yes.
The problem of their soft skin is that the bad stuff is readily absorbed, and not just sticks to the skin,What if they're peeled?
so that peeling will make a difference, but not that much.
I dont know.If the celery is soaked in hot water, than the water is drained, do you think that would get rid of the pesticides?
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Re: Celery
What about the rest of the stone fruit family(apricots,plums etc)?RRM wrote:Non-organic ones?Mr. PC wrote:Does that mean nectarines are also a bad choice?
Yes.
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I think that the skin of plums is much stronger, compared to grapes.
But apricots, probably, yes.
But apricots, probably, yes.
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Re: Celery & pesticides (, nectarines)
What about dried nectarines or dried fruits in general? Peel off the skin too?