Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The Dirty Dozen


Here is a list of one dozen fruits and vegetables that should be bought organic or pesticide-free. The list was compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, which tests foods for pesticide residue. The following 12 ranked consistently high for levels of contamination.

APPLES














CELERY











PEACHES

CUCUMBERS















STRAWBERRIES










LETTUCE

PEPPERS
















NECTARINES












POTATOES














BLUEBERRIES

SPINACH














GRAPES



3 comments:

  1. This is great info to know! What about cherries? Tootles!

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    1. Cherries seem to be OK, but why do you care? You don't even like cherries

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