Easy Recipes From The Garden

I love to eat fruits and veggies, but sometimes when I wash apples I can never seem to get that film off of them. Somehow, water and a cloth just doesn’t seem to cut it.

Even if you purchase organic produce, it can be sprayed with natural substances such as sulfur, copper, dolomite, Bacillius Thuringensis, and diatomaceous earth, according to the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets website .

If you want something more to clean your produce, here’s a simple recipe to make your own fruit and veggie wash.

In a glass measuring cup, mix together:

1 tbsp. organic lemon juice

2 tbsp. baking soda

1 cup purified water

 
Pour the mixture in a spray bottle. To use it, simply spray produce well with the wash, let it sit for a few minutes, then rinse and eat.