BEWARE OF STRAWBERRIES.

Strawberries are great, for smoothies, in salads, as snacks, as meal replacement for weight watchers.

They are loaded with vitamins, fibre, cancer-fighting nutrients, unrefined sugars.

But you really should beware of strawberries. 

Strawberries are good but the big question is 'where do you source your strawberries'?

Department stores, fruit vendor, farmers market, locally or abroad?

There is a recent report that about 98% of strawberries in a certain industrialised country contains high dose of insecticide, which of course is detrimental to health. 

Most large chain department stores stock these insecticide-laden strawberries and probably other fruits with high insecticide content too.

If you can, source your fruits from farmers who use little or no insecticide for growing fruits, chances are, small scale farmers do not usually use high doses of these chemicals. 

In Nigeria, the Chaha people of Plateau State are growing strawberries, and to the best of my knowledge their strawberries are stomach friendly, healthy and very affordable. But unfortunately they are not making much sales because not many know about their strawberry farms. More so, some consumers in big Nigerian cities prefer buying insecticide-laden imported strawberries due to ignorance and as 'status symbol'.

Get all loved up with a bowl of strawberries.

Do Eat  Responsibly .