Everyone should have a handy print out of the dirty dozen and clean 15 for shopping.  It’s a great place to start eating safer foods.- Allison

EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce

Dirty Dozen

Buy these organic

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

Lowest in Pesticide

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

 

via Executive Summary | EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides | Environmental Working Group | EWG.org.