Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases its list of the most pesticide-laden produce items calls the Dirty Dozen.

And every year, it creates a media tidal wave of coverage. It shows up everywhere, and seemingly sets off a storm of fear in the hearts of every fruit and veggie lover, banishing the thought of ever eating a non-organic plant.

They even suggest washing with just water.  The question begs, is there really nothing we can do about these harmful pesticides more effective than just rinsing with water – which is highly ineffective with hydrophobic fruits and veggies? Thankfully, yes.

These third-party lab studies proved that if you wash your produce properly with Eat Cleaner Triple Action Fruit & Vegetable Wash, you can get rid of over 99% of the “toxic” and “cancer-causing” agents. The truth is, water alone cannot effectively remove oil-based pesticides. You need something that can chelate non-water soluble...

Talk about a fun way to eat the rainbow! You can use big carrots, beets, purple sweet potatoes, and parsnips to get a whole array of color on your plate. The best way to get these veggie chips uber thin is by using a mandoline slicer, but a strong word of caution: Please be careful. Use the cutting guard and don't multitask while you are slicing. Keep your focus on the very sharp blade in front of you. I don't want you making a finger chip. You can also use the slicing attachment on your food processor, or a special chopping tool. 

Ingredients: 

- 6 Medium assorted root veggies (carrots, golden beets, purple beets, sweet potatoes, parsnips, turnips), sliced paper-thin on a mandoline (4 cups total). 

- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil. 

- 1 tablespoon ground cumin or tumeric. 

- Himalayan pink salt. 

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
2. Wash all the root veggies with ...