Clean fifteen, Dirty dozen.

Yesterday's post was about pesticides and the risks of non-organic produce. It's important to note that the benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables (even conventionally grown ones) carries benefits with it that far out-weigh the risks. However, we want to minimize our risk as much as possible, when possiple. The Environmental Work Group (EWA) puts out a consumer's guide to pesticides in produce called, you guessed it, "The Clean Fifteen & The Dirty Dozen."

Here's the list I pulled straight off EWG's website: (I thought about putting the names, but if you can't identify all of these fruits and veggies, get your booty to the produce aisle and try new things!)

The Dirty Dozen (plus two) are the twelve foods most contaminated with pesticides. Best to get this stuff organic!

The Clean Fifteen are the foods that are least contaminated with pesticides, and are acceptable to buy non-organic.

There you have it! The Clean Fifteen (acceptable to buy non-organic) and the Dirty Dozen (Best to buy these organic.) Eat up!