I recently picked up a copy of Taste for Life magazine at Organically Yours in Northport. It is a great magazine with lots of information about health issues, food, and recipes. They highlighted these two lists and I thought they were very helpful. Hope you do too!
The Dirty Dozen is a list of the 12 fruits and vegetables that have the MOST pesticide residue so whenever possible, buy organic:
1 – apples
2 – celery
3 – strawberries
4 – peaches
5 – spinach
6 – imported nectarines
7 – imported grapes
8 – bell peppers
9 – potatoes
10 – domestic blueberries
11 – lettuce
12 – kale
The Clean 15 is a list of the 15 fruits and vegetables that have the LOWEST pesticide residue so if you can’t find organic, they are still pretty good:
1 – onions
2 – corn
3 – pineapple
4 – avocado
5 – asparagus
6 – peas
7 – mango
8 – eggplant
9 – domestic cantaloupe
10 – kiwi
11 – cabbage
12 – watermelon
13 – sweet potatoes
14 – grapefruit
15 – mushrooms