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To Buy Organic or Not?
To Buy Organic or Not?
Have you ever wondered what fruits and vegetables you should buy organic and which ones are just fine grown the “regular” way? Here’s your answer. The Environmental Working Group has created a list of the top 47 fruits and vegetables that are the “worst,” meaning they have the highest pesticide load.
Here are the worst 12: the “Dirty Dozen” with the heaviest pesticide load.
Always try to buy these foods organic. 100 is the highest pesticide load, 1 is the least.
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Peach
Apple
Bell Pepper
Celery
Nectarine
Strawberries
Cherries
Kale
Lettuce
Grapes
Carrot
Pear
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100
93
83
82
81
80
73
69
67
66
63
63
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Here are the 12 Best fruits and veggies that you don’t have to always buy organic:
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Onion
Avocado
Sweet corn frozen
Pineapple
Mango
Asparagus
Sweet peas frozen
Kiwi
Cabbage
Eggplant
Papaya
Broccoli
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1
1
2
7
9
10
10
13
17
20
20
28
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For a complete list go to: www.ewg.org
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