I’m so happy to see the price of organic food coming down! Although we’ve come a long way in just a couple years, it’s still sometimes hard to spend the extra on the organic alternative and/or an organic alternative is not always available.
The Environmental Working Group has calculated the pesticide load in 47 different fruits and vegetables which can help to prioritize your purchases. Here are the top ten best and worst but for the complete list go to www.foodnews.org and click on “full list”.
Top 10 Highest Pesticide Residue (So buy organic if you can)
- Peach (100) – highest pesticide load
- Apple (93)
- Sweet Bell Pepper (83)
- Celery (82)
- Nectarine (81)
- Strawberries (80)
- Cherries (73)
- Kale (69)
- Lettuce (67)
- Grapes – Imported ( 66)
Top 10 Lowest Pesticide Residue
- Onion (1) – lowest pesticide load
- Avocado (1)
- Sweet Corn – Frozen ( 2)
- Pineapple ( 7)
- Mango (9)
- Asparagus (1 0)
- Sweet Peas – Frozen (10)
- Kiwi (13)
- Cabbage (17)
- Eggplant (20)
Live Well!
Jasmine
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