{"id":1306,"date":"2011-03-11T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2011-08-25T03:24:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T07:24:54","slug":"know-your-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/know-your-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

While it\u2019s not unusual to get close to your nail lady, hairdresser, or esthetician (nothing expedites a friendship like a Brazilian wax), it\u2019s scary how little we know about the food we eat. Sure, picking a favorite nail polish is easy, but picking the most nutritious nectarine isn\u2019t quite so intuitive.<\/p>\n

With the help of Dr. Esther Blum<\/a> (holistic nutritionist, media personality, and author of\u00a0 Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous<\/a>), we put together four first steps toward healthier, eco-friendly eating.<\/p>\n

1. Go Organic: Recent studies back up the conventional wisdom: overall, organic food is healthier, as it contains fewer pesticides and synthetic substances.<\/p>\n

2. Go Local: Buying sustainably grown foods from local farmers reduces the carbon footprint from travel, requires less packaging, and helps your local economy to boot. The food is also fresher! Find farmers\u2019 markets near you with Local Harvest<\/a>, Urban Organic<\/a> or Suburban Organics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Shop Smart: Farmers\u2019 markets are a fabulous and fun place to shop. You\u2019ll get to know your local growers and their hunky, health-conscious customers (a win-win!). No farmers\u2019 market near you? Check out Trader Joe\u2019s<\/a>. The national chain features eco-conscious products at super-affordable prices.<\/p>\n

4. Prioritize: On a budget? We know organic products can be expensive, so start by focusing on the most commonly contaminated foods, such as dairy products, apples, bell peppers, celery, grapes (imported ones are \u201clittle pesticide bombs\u201d), nectarines, peaches, raspberries, and potatoes.<\/p>\n

xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"While it\u2019s not unusual to get close to your nail lady, hairdresser, or esthetician (nothing ...","author":63307,"featured_media":2415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20110310_organic_cropped1-365x198.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20110310_organic_cropped1.jpg","formated_date":"March 11, 2011","category_name":"Health","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113835\/health-2.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#99b2dd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63307"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}