What to eat and what not to eat....
If you want to avoid pesticides but don't want to buy everything organic, use the information below to find out which organic produce makes the most difference.
The Environmental Working group (EWG) is non-profit and has ranked the 43 most common consumed fruits and vegetables using the result of nearly 43,000 analyses of pesticides con=ducted by the US Dept. of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration from 2002 to 2004. It gave each fruit or vegetable a score based on:
the percentage of samples that had detectable pesticides
the percentage of samples that had 2 or more pesticides
the average number of pesticides found on a sample
the average concentration of all pesticides found
the maximum number of pesticides found on a single sample and
the total number of pesticides found.
According tot he EWG, you can lower your pesticide exposure by almost 90% if you avoid 'The Dirty dozen" and eat the "consistently Clean".
The Dirty Dozen
1. Peaches
2. Apples
3. Sweet Bell Peppers
4. Celery
5. Nectarines
6. Strawberries
7. Cherries
8. Pears
9. Grapes (imported)
10. Spinach
11. Lettuce
12. Potatoes
The Consistently Clean
1. Papaya
2. Broccoli
3. Cabbage
4. Bananas
5. Kiwi
6. Sweet peas (frozen)
7. Asparagus
8. Mango
9. Pineapples
10. Sweet Corn (frozen)
11. Avocado
12. Onions
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