The Clean and The Dirty!

We all know that buying organic is better for our health. We don’t eat all those green veggies to fill our bodies up with harmful chemicals. Links to breast and ovarian cancers and a whole lot of other nasty things is definitely something we want to avoid. We’re pretty health conscious these days but that doesn’t mean that we have a purse full of cash. So wouldn’t it be great to know when to buy organic, and when to not.

Good news for us, The Environmental Working group (EWG) has produced a list of fruit and vegetables that really is worth going organic for and reducing your pesticide exposure by a huge 80%.

GO ORGANIC

“The Dirty Dozen” have been found to absorb the most pesticides so buy these fruit and vegetables organic if you can.

·        Apples

·        Celery

·        Cherry Tomatoes

·        Cucumber

·        Grapes

·        Hot peppers

·        Nectarines

·        Peaches

·        Potatoes

·        Spinach

·        Strawberries

·        Sweet bell Peppers

·        Kale/Collard Greens

·        Summer Squash

BUY ANYWHERE

“The Clean 16” are pretty low in pesticides and are fine to buy in non organic varieties.

• Avocado
• Asparagus
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Domestic Cantaloupe
• Eggplant
• Kiwis
• Mangoes
• Onions
• Papaya
• Peas
• Pineapples
• Sweet Corn
• Sweet Peas
• Sweet Potatoes
• Watermelon

Healthy shopping just got a whole lot easier!