For many parents, dinnertime is too often a series of exhausting skirmishes with small children who refuse to finish their spinach or salad. Invariably, the parental argument is: "Eat it. It's good for you." This week a new study charges that all too often what is on the plate or in the glass may not be good for you at all. In fact, reports the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental group based in New York City, farm produce sold in U.S. supermarkets and greengroceries may contain so much pesticide that it poses a serious hazard to the health of...
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