Thursday, May 24, 2007

How you can limit your pesticide intake



Its not always economical or possible to buy organic or pesticide-free produce, so it is good to know which fruits and vegetables have the most or least pesticides present.




After food has been prepared for eating (bananas peeled for example) pesticide residue was measured. The methodology is found HERE.

The DIRTY DOZEN:
These 12 popular fresh fruits and vegetables are consistently the most contaminated with pesticides - think about buying these organic.


• Apples
• Bell Peppers
• Celery
• Cherries
• Grapes (imported from outside USA)
• Nectarines
• Peaches
• Pears
• Potatoes
• Red Raspberries
• Spinach
• Strawberries

THE 12 BEST:
These 12 popular fresh fruits and vegetables consistently have the lowest levels of pesticides.

• Asparagus
• Avocados
• Bananas
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Corn (sweet)
• Kiwi
• Mangoes
• Onions
• Papaya
• Pineapples
• Peas (sweet)

7 comments:

Lana said...

this makes me look at things a little differently in the Grocery store

Anonymous said...

ya, but what about that organic spinach that give everyone E. coli?

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