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Winter 2012 Nutrition Tip
“Know Your Risk for Pesticide Exposure”

fruits and vegetables

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

  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

Clean 15

  1. Onions
  2. Sweet Corn
  3. Pineapples
  4. Avocados
  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

 

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