What should you buy organic and what not?

These two handy lists tell you.

You can perfectly well buy the non-organic varieties of avocados, corn, peas, onions, asparagus, mangoes and aubergines, among others. According to the American Environmental Working Group (EWG), an organization concerned with public health and the environment, these vegetables and fruits contain few pesticides. The WEG investigated forty-eight types of vegetables and fruit.

Of the 35,200 samples in which the amount of pesticides was measured, two lists emerged: the ‘Clean Fifteen’ and ‘The Dirty Dozen’. The name says it all. It is recommended that you buy products from the second list, such as strawberries, apples, peaches, grapes, cherries and spinach, organically. View the complete list here.

Allergic to mustard?

Anyone who is allergic to mustard should temporarily avoid AH spreadable liver sausage. The packaging of AH Saxon spreadable liver sausage (from the fresh-food section at the fixed price of 1.50 euros) accidentally contains regular AH liver sausage. As a result, the ingredients listed on the packaging are incorrect. You can return the product to the store with the incorrect packaging and get a refund. For more information, customers can contact Albert Heijn customer service (0800-0305).

Star-chef dish from the supermarket

Two-star chef Moshik Roth from restaurant &samhoud in Amsterdam has presented three new vegetable dishes that you can simply buy at Albert Heijn. They include an asparagus burger, a bean burger and minced vegetables. The chef is known for his surprising creations with vegetables. For example, he previously developed the Tomeato burger. This burger looks exactly like a cheeseburger with cheese, lettuce, tomato and ketchup. You could even mistake the ‘meat’ for real meat. And that is quite a feat when you consider that the meat consists entirely of tomato mixed with breadcrumbs, egg yolks and herbs.

Sources: Treehugger, Foodholland, &samhoud food
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