avocado, skin health and irradiation--fruit question

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>>>Are other people out there trying to " give up " bananas? I never thought

about this before. Also: how much fruit is ok in one day? (including

dried) My children usually have some banana and a little pear or something

at breakfast and maybe a dried fig or a few raisins later in the day. Is

this too much?

***Sonja,

I'm not actively trying to give up bananas per se...I'm just trying to

emphasize local food in my diet, and living in Maine, that obviously

excludes bananas. Unfortunately, it excludes just about every other

fruit/above ground veggie for much of the year! But, if I do find

confirmation that bananas, and all other imported *organic* produce is

irradiated, that will probably settle it for me.

Here are some more links on irridiation:

http://ens-news.com/ens/mar2002/2002L-03-08e.html

Opinion: Food Irradiation Threatens Public Health, National Security

http://www.organicconsumers.org/irradlink.html#NEWS

Suze Fisher

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