Shopper's Guide to Pesticides

While we all know that buying organic produce will lessen our exposure to pesticides, it's more expensive.  So what to do?  Here's a list of the worst offenders (the highest amount of pesticides) and the "clean 15" (those items with the least amount of pesticides).

DIRTY DOZEN (buy organic)

• Peach
• Apple
• Bell Pepper
• Celery
• Nectarine
• Strawberries
• Cherries
• Kale
• Lettuce
• Grapes (Imported)
• Carrot
• Pear

CLEAN 15 (lowest pesticide)

• Onion
• Avocado
• Sweet Corn
• Pineapple
• Mango
• Asparagus
• Sweet Peas
• Kiwi
• Cabbage
• Eggplant
• Papaya
• Watermelon
• Broccoli
• Tomato
• Sweet Potato

For more information and a pocket guide, check out http://www.foodnews.org/