The Environmental Working Group created the “Dirty Dozen,” a list of 12 fruits and vegetables that have the highest level of pesticides. The group discovered that your exposure to pesticides could be cut by 90% by just avoiding the Dirty Dozen and emphasizing the Clean 15.
Dirty Dozen:
- Peaches
- Apples
- Bell Pepper
- Celery
- Nectarines
- Strawberries
- Cherries
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Grapes (imported)
- Carrots
- Pears
Clean 15:
- Onion
- Avocado
- Sweet Corn
- Pineapple
- Mango
- Asparagus
- Sweet Peas
- Kiwi
- Cabbage
- Eggplant
- Papaya
- Watermelon
- Broccoli
- Tomatoes
- Sweet Potatoes
Other Concerns:
Conventional animal foods (beef, pork, poultry, milk, butter, cheese) The EPA reports that meat is contaminated ith greater levles of pesticides than plant foods. Many chemicals are fat-soluble and accumualte in the fatty tissue of anumals. Also hormones and antibiotics in non-organically raied animals are passed on to you.
Coffee and Tea Most coffeee consumed in the U.S. is grown in countries with little to no regulatory standards on pesticide use. Non-organic tea is heavily sprayed.
from Spring 2010 Weston A. Price Wise Traditions
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