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\"\"<\/a>Earlier this month I posted an entry about this month\u2019s featured product, a bottle of 100 percent organic watermelon juice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like I said in a comment, a friend of mine attested that the juice was delicious, but another friend pointed out that although organic fruits and vegetables<\/a> have their benefits, watermelon is virtually the same either way. In other words, even strict organic food eaters can enjoy a non-organically grown watermelon and not have to worry about\u2026 whatever it is they worry about.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not just making that up, and neither is my friend. TheDailyGreen.com lists watermelon on its list of the \u201cClean 15<\/a>\u201d (\u201cFoods you don\u2019t have to buy organic\u201d). They, and other sources, credit watermelon\u2019s thick rind with helping to keep out any \u201cbad stuff.\u201d Others point to changes in mainstream growning and chemical application practices with making even technically non-organic watermelons some of the cleanest fruits on the market.<\/p>\n

Whatever the reason for its purity, it\u2019s nice to know that I don\u2019t have to worry about where my favorite fruit has been or who\u2019s hands have been pawing at before it makes its way into my fridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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