We always encourage buying local, organic fruits and vegetables, but sometimes you have to pick and choose! Whether money is tight or organic produce isn’t readily available, it’s sometimes easier said than done to go organic. These are the top 12 foods reported by The Environmental Working Group (EWG) to contain the most pesticides. Buy them organic whenever possible! The Clean Fifteen are the foods least likely to contain pesticides, so buy them conventional if you have to!
The Dirty Dozen for 2013
- Apples
- Celery
- Cherry tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Grapes
- Hot peppers
- Nectarines (imported)
- Peaches
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Strawberries
- Sweet bell peppers
- Asparagus
- Avocados
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Sweet corn
- Eggplant
- Grapefruit
- Kiwi
- Mangoes
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Papayas
- Pineapples
- Sweet peas (frozen)
- Sweet potatoes