The Old Dirty Dozen, Neat Shopping Guide & EWG!

Still waiting the release of this year's "Dirty Dozen" list...let's review last year's list...AND MORE!                                                                                                     

"The Dirty Dozen" The MOST heavily contaminated foods : 

1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Sweet Bell Peppers
4. Peaches
5. Strawberries
6. Imported nectarines
7. Grapes
8. Spinach
9. Lettuce
10. Cucumbers
11. Domestic blueberries
12. Potatoes
(This produce is BEST purchased as organic to reduce your exposure to toxins.) 

In the Dirty Dozen Plus category:
* Green Beans
*Kale/Collard Greens

(Not quite as contaminated as the dirty dozen, but still on a "caution" watch for organophosphate insecticides- substances toxic to nervous system.)

"The Clean 15" or foods that have the LEAST amount of pesticides:
1. Onions
2. Sweet Corn
3. Pineapples
4. Avocado
5. Cabbage
6. Sweet peas
7. Asparagus
8. Mangoes
9. Eggplant
10. Kiwi
11. Domestic cantaloupe
12. Sweet potatoes
13. Grapefruit
14.Watermelon
15. Mushrooms
 
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*Environmental Working Group (known as EWG) offers a FREE downloadable wallet guide to buying and purchasing produce here, NOW available for Android phones, iPhone/iPad, and Windows phones, PLUS offered in a printable PDF format .  This really comes in handy when you are shopping and have that moment of memory lapse!  Checkout EWG's homepage that puts INFORMATION at your finger tips regarding MANY Environmental issues.*