With the ever-rising costs of organic produce, we know it may not always be a possibility to purchase strictly organic fruits and vegetables. Here’s a little cheat sheet on some popular produce items you should always purchase organic and an even larger list of good stuff you can purchase worry free!
The Dirty Dozen
These fruits and vegetables are known as the dirty dozen due to the excessive use of harmful pesticides and toxins during the farming process. Try to always buy these organic or risk consuming a chemical cocktail! Hen grown conventionally, these fruits and veggies have tested positive for at least 47 different chemicals with some testing as high as 67 chemicals! Yuck!
Apples
Celery
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Grapes
Nectarines
Peaches
Potatoes
Spinach
Strawberries
Kale/Collard Greens
Sweet Bell Peppers
Clean 15
These super yummy foods bore little to no traces of pesticides when grown conventionally! That’s good news for you and your wallet! You can skip the organic aisle when buying these goodies, simply wash and eat!
Onions
Avocado
Sweet Corn (watch for GMO)
Pineapple
Mango
Sweet Peas
Eggplant
Mushrooms
Asparagus
Kiwi
Cabbage
Watermelon
Grapefruit
Sweet Potatoes
Melon
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Article written by: Angie Oncu Tuzuner