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Winter 2012 Nutrition Tip
“Know Your Risk for Pesticide Exposure”
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently updated its annual list of annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. They disclose 2 lists, one containing the “Dirty Dozen” and the other the “Clean 15.” The former contains the selections that contain the highest percentage of pesticides, while the latter contains the choices not worth spending the extra money to go organic with. The lists are as follows:
The Dirty Dozen
- Apples
- Celery
- Strawberries
- Peaches
- Spinach
- Nectarines (imported)
- Grapes (imported)
- Sweet Bell Peppers
- Potatoes
- Blueberries (domestic)
- Lettuce
- Kale/Collard Greens
Clean 15
- Onions
- Sweet Corn
- Pineapples
- Avocados
- Asparagus
- Sweet Peas
- Mangoes
- Eggplant
- Cantaloupe (domestic)
- Kiwi
- Cabbage
- Watermelon
- Sweet Potatoes
- Grapefruit
- Mushrooms