For fresh greens By HILARY CHIEW Here are some tips for avoiding chemical-laden vegetables.
MANY health-conscious Malaysians face a dilemma when it comes to purchasing vegetables. They know the importance of a diet rich in greens, but are wary about that nice-looking Chinese spinach being drenched in a cocktail of pesticides to keep its leaves hole-free.
Ideally, one should buy organic greens but this will strain the average household’s grocery budget due to the premiums charged by organic farmers. One of the major costs of organic farming is its labour input as weeding and tilling are generally done manually.
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