The Dirty Dozen
Seems like we're all fed up with the government and big corporations telling us that our food is safe. But in reality, they are pumping us and our children daily with GMO's, processed foods, produce covered in deadly pesticides, and how could we possibly forget about all the "pink slime" we've been consuming for years! So, we've decided as a country to take a stand and fight back for our health, family, children, and lively hoods, but with that comes a higher cost to our pockets and piggy banks. But for most of us, the economy makes it tougher to buy all organic, no processed foods, and higher cuts of meats. So since we can't always buy organic then try to buy organic from the "dirty dozen." These fruits and vegetables contain the most pesticides...
- apples
- celery
- kale/collards
- strawberries
- peaches
- spinach
- imported nectarines
- sweet bell peppers
- imported grapes
- potatoes
- lettuce
- domestic blueberries
And then there is the "Clean 15." They contain the fewest pesticides
- onions
- pineapples
- mushrooms
- watermelon
- cantaloupe-domestic
- sweet potatoes
- cabbage
- kiwi
- sweet peas
- mangoes
- avocados
- asparagus
- grapefruit
- sweet corn (***not too sure about this considering 80% of our corn is genetically modified. I would buy organic corn instead!)
You can find more information about buying organic and finding cleaner foods at http://www.ewg.org/foodnews.