How get children eat vegetables

Eating plenty of vegetables is very healthy providing the body with plenty of free radicals fighting antioxidants, minerals, vitamins plus fibers. If you want your children to get this healthy habit of eating lots of vegetables, involve them in actually growing the vegetables yourself. Children will have a great motivation to eat the vegetables they cultivate themself.

High pesticides food and substitutes

Organic fruits and vegetables may be a better alternative to conventionally grown ones, but they are expensive and not everyone can afford them as a regular fare. They are also not easily available. One may be forced by circumstances, financial or otherwise, to fall back on conventionally farmed fruits and vegetables.

However, not all fruits and vegetables are equal. Some when grown conventionally, fruits and vegetables are treated with more pesticides than others or may retain more of the pesticides. Here is a list of the top 10 foods containing the most pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group:

High-pesticide food: Strawberries
Main nutrient: Vitamin C
Healthy alternatives: Blueberries, raspberries, oranges, grapefruit, kiwifruit, watermelon

High-pesticide food: Bell peppers
Main nutrient: Vitamin C
Healthy alternatives: Green peas, broccoli, romaine, lettuce

High-pesticide food: Spinach
Main nutrient: Vitamins A and C
Healthy alternatives: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, asparagus

High-pesticide food: Cherries
Main nutrient: Vitamin C
Healthy alternatives: Oranges, blueberries, raspberries, kiwifruit, blackberries, grapefruit

High-pesticide food: Peaches
Main nutrient: Vitamins A and C
Healthy alternatives: Nectarines, watermelon, tangerines, oranges, grapefruit

High-pesticide food: Mexican cantaloupe
Main nutrient: Vitamins A and C
and potassium
Healthy alternatives: U.S. cantaloupe grown from May to December, watermelon

High-pesticide food: Celery
Main nutrient: Carotenoids
Healthy alternatives: Carrots, broccoli, radishes, romaine lettuce

High-pesticide food: Apples
Main nutrient: Vitamin C
Healthy alternatives: Watermelon, nectarines, bananas, tangerines

High-pesticide food: Apricots
Main nutrient: Vitamins A an C and potassium
Healthy alternatives: Nectarines, watermelon, oranges, tangerines

High-pesticide food: Green beans
Main nutrient: Potassium
Healthy alternatives: Green peas, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, potatoes, asparagus

Best and worst fruit, vegetable based on pesticide load

According to Environmental Working Group, the following are the 5 worst and 5 best vegetables and fruits to eat according to the pesticide load. Peaches are rated the worst because the pesticides are absorbed through the skin. Peaches are thus given a rating of 100% and the rest of the fruits and vegetables are given ratings in terms of percentage based on peaches as 100%. Apples is the second worst because apples were initially they are not grown in their natural environmental, have not developed natural resistance and thus treated with multiple pesticides. The best are onions and avocado rated at having only 1% of pesticides as compared with peaches.

5 worst fruits and vegetables

Peaches (worst)	100% (highest pesticide load)
Apples	96%
Sweet bell pepper	86%
Celery	85%
Nectarines	84%

5 best fruits and vegetables

Onions (best)	1% (lowest pesticide load)
Avocado	1%
Sweet corn (frozen)	2%
Pineapples	7%
Mango	7%

Read the whole list at The Full List: 43 Fruits & Veggies