Organic produce is now on more tables than ever before, which spells great news for our country’s future rates of cancer, autism, and fertility disorders (all of which increase with persistent exposure to pesticides and insecticides). Unfortunately, it can still be cost prohibitive for many families to buy organic produce. Staying on top of each year’s Dirty Dozen list of most highly contaminated produce is a super cost-effective way of selecting which foods to buy organic, and which are safe to buy conventionally. Buy these dozen highly sprayed fruits and vegetables organic whenever possible, and scroll down to this year’s Clean Fifteen to find the least sprayed crops that are safe to buy non-organic.
2013 Dirty Dozen
- Apples
- Celery
- Cherry tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Grapes
- Hot peppers
- Nectarines (imported)
- Peaches
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Strawberries
- Sweet bell peppers
2013 Clean Fifteen
- Asparagus
- Avocado
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Corn (BUT beware of GMO!)
- Eggplant
- Grapefruit
- Kiwi
- Mangoes
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Papayas
- Pineapples
- Sweet peas (frozen)
- Sweet potatoes
Related articles
- Apples Top EWG’s Dirty Dozen (yubanet.com)
- Dirty Dozen: EWG Releases 2013 List Of Most Pesticide-Heavy Fruits And Veggies (huffingtonpost.com)
- Pesticides affect sperm quality – Experts (vanguardngr.com)
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