I heard about this list from the “Latest in Paleo” podcast I’ve been listening to, I’m thinking I might print the list and keep it in my purse for when I’m at the grocery store trying decide if I want to spend the extra bucks on organic onions :)
This is a list of unorganic fruits and vegetables that have been found to have the most pesticides on them in the store. You might want to avoid buying these in the non-organic section. This list is know as the “Dirty Dozen” and is in order from dirtiest to cleanest.
1. apples
2. celery
3. strawberries
4. peaches
5. spinach
6. nectarines, imported
7. grapes, imported
8. sweet bell peppers
9. potatoes
10. blueberries, domestic
11. lettuce
12. kale collard greens
And this is a list of unorganic fruits and veggies, (cleanest to dirtiest). This list is known as “Clean 15″
1. onions
2. sweet corn
3. pineapples
4. avocado
5. asparagus
6. sweet peas
7. mangoes
8. eggplant
9. cantaloupe, domestic
10. kiwi
11. cabbage
12. watermelon
13. sweet potatoes
14. grapefruit
15. mushrooms
Thought this was pretty interesting and useful. I’m thankful, after reading that apples have the MOST pesticides, that we have our own bountiful apple trees! Anyway, just a little food for thought.
