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How Should We Spend Our Organic Dollars?
Since not all of us can afford to go 100% organic. The solution might be to focus on just those foods carrying the most amounts of pesticides, chemicals, additives and hormones. Whenever possible, spend your organic dollars buying organic versions of the following foods…
The foods in the red column are the worst to buy in conventional form due to pesticide content, and so on down the line to the green column where you will find foods that are okay to buy in conventional form.
Some of the information for this list in regard to pesticides in fruits and vegetables is based on The Environmental Working Group’s analysis of federal pesticide testing data for commonly eaten fruits and vegetables.
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Peaches Apples Sweet Bell Peppers Celery Nectarines Strawberries Cherries Carrots Pears Frozen Winter Squash |
THE RED ZONEAVOID UNLESS ORGANIC! |
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Spinach Grapes Lettuce Potatoes Green Beans Hot Peppers Cucumbers Mushrooms Cantaloupe Oranges Fresh Winter Squash |
SO-SO LEVELSSO USE CAUTION! |
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Apple Sauce Raspberries Plums Grapefruit Tangerine Apple Juice Honeydew Melon Tomatoes Sweet Potatoes Watermelon Cauliflower |
BETTERBUT NOT PERFECT! |
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Broccoli Orange Juice Blueberries Papaya Cabbage Bananas Kiwi Canned Tomatoes Sweet Peas Asparagus Mango Canned Pears Pineapple Sweet Corn Avocado Onions |
BESTOF THE BUNCH! |
