In the theme of my upcoming podcast about becoming a smart consumer, here is the list of the “Dirty Dozen,” the fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides. So while it’s nice to shop organic as much as possible, really shop organic for the following ones and then pick and choose for the rest… List courtesy of mindbodygreen.com
The fruits and veggies with the most pesticides (the “Dirty Dozen Plus“) are:
Apples
Peaches
Nectarines
Strawberries
Grapes
Celery
Spinach
Sweet bell peppers
Cucumbers
Cherry tomatoes
Snap peas (imported)
Potatoes
The “Dirty Dozen Plus” includes:
Hot peppers
Kale / Collard greens
And the fruits and veggies with the least pesticides (the “Clean Fifteen“) are:
Avocados
Sweet corn
Pineapples
Cabbage
Sweet peas (frozen)
Onions
Asparagus
Mangos
Papayas
Kiwi
Eggplant
Grapefruit
Cantaloupe
Cauliflower
Sweet potatoes
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