Organic Shmorganic -- Conventional fruits and vegetables are perfectly healthy for kids.

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133. this is what real science looks like:

Organic Diets Significantly Lower Children’s Dietary Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1367841/


Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives?: A Systematic Review

http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1355685


Review on the main differences between organic and conventional plant-based foods

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02436.x/abstract


Consuming organic versus conventional vegetables: the effect on nutrient and contaminant intakes.
Hoefkens C, Sioen I, Baert K, De Meulenaer B, De Henauw S, Vandekinderen I, Devlieghere F, Opsomer A, Verbeke W, Van Camp J.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20691244


Fruit and Soil Quality of Organic and Conventional Strawberry Agroecosystems

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012346

Note that:

1. These are peer reviewed articles published in journals.

2. The articles describe exactly what the format of the study was, limitations, caveats.

3. References are foot noted.

4. The conclusions are very limited.

5. The credentials of the authors are listed, as are means of contacting them. Some of the articles declare any conflict of interest that may bias the results.

6. Some of these articles could be used in support of conventional agriculture, some in support of organic methods. This question is under study, and "science" hasn't reached an overriding conclusion.