Recently stumbled upon this article on CNN.com where they explained how many pesticides are in a actually in certain servings of fruits and veggies. There’s even a video that you can watch if you don’t feel like reading the article. 🙂 But here are the F&V that you should definitely buy organic because they have the most pesticides:
The Dirty Dozen: “contain 47 to 67 pesticides per serving. These foods are believed to be most susceptible because they have soft skin that tends to absorb more pesticides.”
- Celery
- Peaches
- Strawberries
- Apples
- Domestic blueberries
- Nectarines
- Sweet bell peppers
- Spinach, kale and collard greens
- Cherries
- Potatoes
- Imported grapes
- Lettuce
The Clean 15: the non-organic f & v’s because they have the least amount of pesticides
- Onions
- Avocados
- Sweet corn
- Pineapples
- Mango
- Sweet peas
- Asparagus
- Kiwi fruit
- Cabbage
- Eggplant
- Cantaloupe
- Watermelon
- Grapefruit
- Sweet potatoes
- Sweet onions
