By: Erica Blair
There is so much information out there about what to eat and
what not to eat. There mare many
questions being asked, “Should I
eat organic or conventional, does it matter?”
Not all of us have the opportunity to eat organic, locally
grown fresh out of your backyard.
But those that do have a choice of eating organic need to remember it
isn’t only about the food you choose to eat, it also is about the
environment. The more you choose
organic the less consumption of toxins and it less impact on the environment. The list provided below is great to help you identify the
most highly contaminated produce and the least contaminated.
The Environmental Working Group has
added to the Dirty Dozen call it the Dirty Dozen Plus™ and also have a Clean
15™.
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Dirty Dozen Plus™
*Buy these organic!
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Clean 15™
*Lowest in Pesticides
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1.
Apples
2.
Celery
3.
Sweet bell peppers
4.
Peaches
5.
Strawberries
6.
Nectarines-imported
7.
Grapes
8.
Spinach
9.
Lettuce
10. Blueberries-domestic
11. Potatoes
PLUS…
12. Green
beans
13. Kale
& all other greens
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1.
Onions
2.
Sweet corn
3.
Pineapples
4.
Avocado
5.
Cabbage
6.
Sweet peas
7.
Asparagus
8.
Mangoes
9.
Eggplant
10. Kiwi
11. Cantaloupe-domestic
12. Sweet
potato
13. Grapefruit
14. Watermelon
15. Mushroom
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