Dirty Dozen

Environmental Working Group suggests eating organic fruits and vegetables from the "dirty dozen" list. The fruits and vegetables included in the list had 47 to 67 pesticides per serving. The testing was done after the fruits and vegetables were power washed by the USDA. That's right I said power washed! As you can tell the washing them doesn't get rid of the pesticides! The pesticides are higher in these fruits and vegetables because of the skin or the roots.

The Dirty Dozen

Celery

Peaches

Strawberries

Apples

Domestic blueberries

Nectarines

Sweet bell peppers

Spinach, kale and collard greens

Cherries

Potatoes

Imported grapes

The following fruits and vegetables have a stronger outer skin and have little to no pesticides.

The Clean 15

Onions

Avocados

Sweet corn

Pineapples

Mango

Sweet peas

Asparagus

Kiwi fruit

Cabbage

Eggplant

Cantaloupe

Watermelon

Grapefruit

Sweet potatoes

Sweet onions