It’s always best to go organic with your foods, especially with your fruits and vegetables. But there are times when the budget is really tight or our options are very limited. What do we do then? Do we just give up our health? Or not eat any produce at all if non organic is our only option?

The quick answer is “No”. We don’t have to give up either!

Let’s face it, most of us need MORE fruits and vegetables in our diet…not less. So nixing them is not an option. But what about the pesticides and chemicals coating the non organic produce?

That’s where the “Dirty Dozen” and the “Clean 15” lists can come to help you. Taking these with you to the grocery store can help you find the MOST and LEAST chemically laden produce when you can’t buy organic all the way.

2020 Dirty Dozen

1. Strawberries
2. Spinach
3. Kale
4. Nectarines
5. Apples
6. Grapes
7. Peaches
8. Cherries
9. Pears
10. Tomatoes
11. Celery
12. Potatoes

2020 Clean Fifteen

1. Avocado
2. Sweet Corn*
3. Pineapple
4. Onions
5. Papaya*
6. Frozen Sweet Peas
7. Eggplant
8. Asparagus
9. Cauliflower
10. Cantaloupe
11. Broccoli
12. Mushrooms
13. Cabbage
14. Honeydew
15. Kiwi

* Note: Some sweet corn, papaya and summer squash sold in the United States are GMOs, so choose organic to avoid GMOs.

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php