What can you do about contaminants in food?

Rins off with warm water befor eating
As a general rule vegetables and fruits should always be rinsed off with warm water and rubbed dry with a kitchen towel shortly before eating.
This dissolves the surface residues of synthetic pesticides. However, since pesticides also go through the peels, avoid conventional products and switch to organic or Demeter, your health will greatful.
Cooking and heating destroys toxins
Natural poisons can be partially killed with heat. This is the case, for example, with prussic acid, morphine and phasin.
The phasin present in beans is destroyed after ten to fifteen minutes of boiling water. The morphine in poppy seeds is destroyed after ten minutes of 80-90 degrees.
Likewise, the poison on the prussic acid volatilizes after boiling.


Cooking and heating destroys toxins
Natural poisons can be partially killed with heat. This is the case, for example, with prussic acid, morphine and phasin.
The phasin present in beans is destroyed after ten to fifteen minutes of boiling water. The morphine in poppy seeds is destroyed after ten minutes of 80-90 degrees.
Likewise, the poison on the prussic acid volatilizes after boiling.

Buy organic or Demeter products
Buy fruit, vegetables or coffee in organic or Demeter quality. These labels generally avoid the use of synthetic pesticides. Grow your own fruits and vegetables, so you can control exactly what ends up on your plate.
Find out what’s in your food. With these apps you can check what ingredients are in your food:
Organic – the right path
6 shopping tips for inexpensive organic shopping
You want to eat organic products but you are afraid of too high costs? Then we have 6 shopping tips for you:
1. Organic farm
If possible, buy seasonal organic products in the regional farm store, the local biodiversity will owe it to you.
Your advantages? Short transport distances and support of the regional organic farms or Demeter farmer.
And you also see directly the areas where your food is grown.


1. Organic farm
If possible, buy seasonal organic products in the regional farm store, the local biodiversity will owe it to you.
Your advantages? Short transport distances and support of the regional organic farms or Demeter farmer.
And you also see directly the areas where your food is grown.

2. Look out for the organic seal
Even the supermarket next door offers so-called organic products. But be careful, not everything that is expensive is organic! Inform yourself beforehand about the different labels of organic products, for example hereyou:
Then choose your products wisely and only buy what you can safely eat. Please do not produce foodwaste . These websites can also help you:
3. Refreshment goes also organic
Sugary soft drinks leave you even thirstier after drinking and cost a lot of money. Instead, you can simply make yourself a delicious lemonade as a refreshment, which really quenches your thirst.
You’ll get more out of it and save money too.
3. Refreshment goes also organic
Sugary soft drinks leave you even thirstier after drinking and cost a lot of money. Instead, you can simply make yourself a delicious lemonade as a refreshment, which really quenches your thirst.
You’ll get more out of it and save money too.

4. Organic and meat
You are a real meat lover and you are afraid that organic meat is too expensive? Organic meat is expensive, but this does not mean that you can never afford it again. Give up regular meat consumption and enjoy a really good organic meat dish instead.
Rather there is less, but the tastier meat, do not you think?
5. Our tip
As an insider tip you can always visit the websites of
– bionetz.ch
– biopartner.ch
– biomondo.ch/de
– minimalwaste.ch
– www.bio-suisse.ch (starting page 19)
– www.bio-suisse.ch (sales locations)
which gives you an overview of organic shopping options in your area. So you can compare prices and buy from the cheapest supplier without having to give up organic.


5. Our tip
As an insider tip you can always visit the websites of
– bionetz.ch
– biopartner.ch
– biomondo.ch/de
– minimalwaste.ch
– www.bio-suisse.ch (starting page 19)
– www.bio-suisse.ch (sales locations)
which gives you an overview of organic shopping options in your area. So you can compare prices and buy from the cheapest supplier without having to give up organic.

6. Vegetable season calendar
Sustainability begins with the seasonal use of vegetables, fruit or even meat.
On the Bio-Suisse website you will find a seasonal organic calendar.

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