pesticides on produce, the dirty dozen

[JackieOnLine]

EWG comes out with a list every year of the produce that has the most pesticides on it, I try to only eat these if they are organic. link here.

the Dirty Dozen.

1. Apples
2. Strawberries
3. Grapes
4. Celery
5. Peaches
6. Spinach
7. Sweet bell peppers
8. Nectarines (imported)
9. Cucumbers
10. Cherry tomatoes
11. Snap peas (imported)
12. Potatoes

 

[Munchkin]

Most of my faves are on this list. I must be living on pesticides!

 

[JackieOnLine]

at least there are no bugs on you!

I try to do organic when I can afford to and try to keep the list in mind when choosing.