These foods are referred to as the “dirty dozen.”
The list is updated each year, if needed, by theEnvironmental Working Group.
Save yourself the worry and wonder, go organic.
I bet you’ll be buying organic from now on, won’t you?
Yeah, so will I.
Cherries
Your homemade cherry pie is about to get an organic makeover.
According toCNN, “nearly three-fourths of all the produce samples tested by the USDA had pesticide residue.”
Yeah, I’ll go organic.
Spinach is known to have more than50 different pesticides.
Garden fresh tomatoes are sweet, juicy, and oh-so-flavorful.
The ones you buy in the store are usually bland, hard andpesticide-filled.
As you might imagine, that doesn’t sit well.
It’s just not worth it.
When I’m not growing my own garden cucumbers though, I’m buying organic.
Cucumbers have been known to have86 pesticide residuesaccording to the USDA.
If that terrifies you as much as it does me, then you’ll be buying organic too.
Among these items include avocados, sweet corn, onions, pineapples, and cauliflower.
