Organic Food: The Dirty Dozen Cheat Sheet!
May 13th 2010 by Dr.MOZ in Family Health, Food Fun, Organic Products
Most of us would love to go completely organic, but few of us can afford to make the full switch. The good news…we can dramatically reduce our intake of pesticides by knowing which foods have the most exposure when grown. The moose M.D.’s prescription for
weeding-out the bad apples, the Dirty Dozen Cheat Sheet by My Paper Crane!
Just tuck away this handy little printable in your wallet and it will be there for your next shopping trip. Not only will it help you put your money towards the pesticide-heavy products, but it’s a great teaching tool for the little ones as well.
Have fun and stay healthy,
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May 14th, 2010 at 1:33 am
Wow, it’s so cute! This will not only help us learn about organic and inorganic fruits and vegetables, but also the children.
May 14th, 2010 at 7:11 am
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May 14th, 2010 at 9:46 am
@Chresly – It certainly is a fun way to help kids learn about healthy foods (and keep them busy) at the store isn’t it?
May 14th, 2010 at 11:03 am
That is going to be very handy to have while shopping at the store. Thanks!
May 14th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
I love that list — it helps a lot, especially since some of the more expensive organic items aren’t things that really need to be purchased from the organic section! I appreciate that in those cases, I can buy local and not worry about whether the produce is organic or not.
May 14th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Cool graphics haha. I will definitely print this one out and fit it with my wallet. When me and family go shopping, I have my own hand held cheat sheet! Great!
May 15th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
They’re so cute, my daughter will love them and learning in the process.
May 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
that’s a good list and very helpful.
thank you
May 16th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
@Dr. MOZ: Yes it is! Yesterday, my niece said to her mom that she wanted to try eat those vegetables in the picture to make her grow healthy and strong.What a positive response!
May 17th, 2010 at 3:42 am
I would go completely organic with mango for this summer session
May 17th, 2010 at 3:45 am
Thanks for posting this cute reminder about organic food. It will help my children to learn the process.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:06 am
I have to equip me self with such sheet cos I’m very pro healthy organic food and these days everyone should eat such food from time to time. In the end its all about our health:)
May 17th, 2010 at 10:15 am
I recommend giving kids lots of veggies early to they can get their palette used to greens. I didn’t start eating veggies until I was an adult and I love them now!
May 18th, 2010 at 6:36 am
I have been making a conscious effort to switch solely to organic food. Not so easy to get my daughter to try organics tho. This might help TY.
May 18th, 2010 at 7:23 am
it helps a lot, especially since some of the more expensive organic items aren’t things that really need to be purchased from the organic section.
May 18th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Thats really cute, I like it! I think it’s great to enlighten children about this topic!
May 18th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Thanks for the useful info. Now I’ll always know what vegetables and fruits are best to buy.
May 18th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Where can I get a copy of the cheat sheet dozen? I need to get this for my whole family since we are trying to make the change to organic.
May 19th, 2010 at 3:41 am
What a great idea, fun and educational, can’t wait to give it a go on my next shopping trip!
May 19th, 2010 at 5:32 am
I agree with the comments about helping children learn to be healthier. I feel parents really need to take more of a responsibility in teaching their children to be healthy at a young age. More things like this can definitely help.
May 19th, 2010 at 8:56 am
I’m glad everyone likes the resource, I’ll be sure to add fun new educational printables in the coming weeks!
@Fred – Just click on the link and you’ll find the free printable graphic.
~ Dr.MOZ
May 19th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Wow this was very cute design, love the list im sure my daughter will love this.
May 19th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
took me a while to figure out the “bad apples” were crying. looks like most of the crying fruit is the good fruit that I love
May 20th, 2010 at 1:55 am
its a fun way to make kids learn of organic and non-organic foods.
Great post.
precy
May 20th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Sharing this list to my friends, this sort of little things can really help people like us what products are safe and has less chemical components.
May 20th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
very cute list. great way of making kids learn too.
May 20th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Feeding my baby isn’t easy, she only likes to eat sweet foods and most are unhealthy. Thank you for giving such wonderful suggestions.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Nice resource. Doing my best to make the 100% conversion. So tough, especially cause I eat out so much.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:06 pm
This is really cute and cool idea of making cheat sheet about organic fruits and veg. Took a color printout for my kids – will really help them to eat more fruits (5 a day fruits and vegs). Also I always buy organic whole milk for the kids. They really need extra energy.
May 24th, 2010 at 7:33 am
That is a super cute design and so helpful! I was thinking about making my own line of t-shirts/hoodies with this kinda information on it… as well as having some of our superfoods like kale, flaxseed, and wheat grass. I think with the right graphics kids would love them (and hopefully the food too!).
May 24th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Isn’t that cute! I love it. If kids can learn these things now, they will have lots of knowledge about healthy food by the time they are adults.
May 27th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Well, as a very health conscious individual I know the organic label is very over-used and even more misunderstood. Regardless, know that doesn’t help too much. But, what’s most important in your food may be simply the way you prepare it. Like washing your hands, the best way to clean the food is to wash it thoroughly before you cook or eat it.
Also, things with exteriors that you feel and throw away provide a little extra protection.
May 29th, 2010 at 5:49 am
This will be a fun and creative way for me to teach the kids these kind of things.
June 5th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
I always read the labels, trying to go organic whenever I can, but, it’s just unbelievable how many companies are trying to lure people into organic, with marketing tricks. One component may be organic, and if you don’t read fine-prints, you are &$#
My advice: watch out when you see nice labels with an eye catching “natural” or “organic” words. Do your homework.
June 5th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
I love the fact that its small enough to take with you, plus it could make the experience fun for kids shopping with you.
June 7th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Cute and small enough, that is very convenient. Plus I go for those “not perfect” fruits and veggies. If they have irregular shapes, chances are they were not modified in any way.
June 18th, 2010 at 7:09 am
How cute and perfect! I will definitely be using this. Thank you so much!
June 20th, 2010 at 1:04 am
Aw those fruits and veggies crying! Poor little guys.
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:09 am
How do I get a printable version of this? So cute!
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:36 am
@ Andrea – Sorry for the confusion, but it looks like the link was updated to point to a new pdf posted on flickr.
~ Dr.MOZ
October 9th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Very helpful for selecting correct organic food. I appreciate this fabulous idea.
October 14th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
It’s so hard to make sure that the fruits and veges we buy are going to be healthy for our kids. This helps a lot. What a neat resource for parents!
November 6th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Thanks I really needed this.