Is that a pesticide in your carrot, or are you just happy to see me?

I fully admit to be a bit of an “organic monger,” that is an attribute that I will neither deny nor feel ashamed by when people lecture me that it's just a waste of money, it is also one that I’m not 100% committed to. I do not buy organic broccoli. For one reason, and one reason only, and that reason is bugs. Once, after washing and steaming a beautiful head of organic broccoli I bit into it finding what seemed like millions of little black bugs (in reality millions is quite possibly an exaggeration, but since I was absolutely grossed out it is applied aptly in my eyes.) So, conventionally grown broccoli it is, a sacrifice I all of a sudden feel better about due to the handy-dandy chart below sent to me by my super-wooper (I felt like there needed to be another hyphenated-rhyming term right there) Aunt, who happens to be a chef and knows oodles about food. Broccoli it seems is one of the least pesticide laden vegetables out there. So, this is not a pontification about why the mega-food producers are ruining our bodies, it is a simple post to share with you a list of useful numbers regarding pesticides to keep in mind. Cheers, and oh, yeah, I will never eat a non-organic peach again!
Pesticide Levels in Produce The Full List: 43 Fruits & Veggies:

More to Come, I promise

I must say food in the news has been a bit slowly lately, as I sift through articles about killer potpies and anorexic models being banned from runway shows: I think, "this is interesting" but not really my schtick. I will be scowering the magical world of the internet in search of relevant food news, but in the meantime if you find articles that interest you, and you'd like to see discussed drop me an email.