Peeling Your Fruits and Vegetables? You Could Be Missing Most of the Nutrients

If you're a regular reader of mine, then you know I'm a huge fan of Christina Pirello and her show Christina Cooks. And over the years her show has taught me some great pieces of whole foods information, namely that we should keep our foods whole. That's right, Christina rarely peels fruits and vegetables because many of the nutrients are found in the peels. It's similar to eating head-to-tale but with produce. None of your precious local produce is wasted and you get all those wonderful nutrients.

First off, your best bet for the planet and for your health is choosing organic fruits and vegetables, so that when you do eat the whole fruit, you don't also ingest all those nasty pesticides and herbicides. That waxy finish that you find on so many apples, peppers, rutabagas, etc. isn't healthy. Local produce is also important when it comes to eating from the outside in because fruits and vegetables lose much of the nutrients that you're craving when they travel 1,500 miles.