Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

Many people ask me "Do I have to buy Organic"  My answer is to them not all produce is as important to purchase organic. I recently received a updated list from the Idea Health and Fitness website. Print this list off and keep near your grocery list to use as a guide while shopping.


Industry News: The 8th edition of Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ was released recently with updated information on 45 popular fruits and vegetables and their total pesticide loads. EWG highlighted the worst offenders with its new Dirty Dozen Plus list and recognized the cleanest conventional produce with its list of the Clean Fifteen.

 

Which of these do you regularly put in your shopping cart? It may be time to reassess your organic and nonorganic choices.

Dirty Dozen Plus
apples
celery
sweet bell peppers
peaches
strawberries
nectarines, imported
grapes
spinach
lettuce
cucumbers
blueberries, domestic
potatoes
Plus
green beans+
kale/collard greens+

Clean Fifteen
onions
sweet corn*
pineapples
avocado
cabbage
sweet peas
asparagus
mangos
eggplant
kiwi
cantaloupe, domestic
sweet potatoes
grapefruit
watermelon
mushrooms

 

Have a great clean Day!