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What are the best organic foods to buy when you are on a budget?
Eating organic food everyday is simply not practical with our daily grocery dollars. In the constant battle of woman versus the supermarket, I’m on the losing team the minute I hit the produce section.
It’s hard to explain to my six year old that mommy wants the family to eat healthy fruit, but the organic watermelon at $1.99 a pound for a 10 pound melon won’t be making its way home with us.
My six year old thinks mom is a hypocrite. It’s starting a little earlier than I had hoped.
But, in doing my homework, there are only 12 items that I need to buy organic. With just these 12 items, I can reduce my family’s ingestion of pesticides by 80%.
The folks at the Environmental Working Group have created two lists. This first list is called the Dirty Dozen. I call them the Best Organic Foods for my money.
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Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Shoppers Guide
The Best Foods to Buy Organic --The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen: Buy this produce organic grown and reduce pesticide levels by 80%.UPDATED FOR 2011: Cherries leave the list. Apples move to #1 on the list, replacing celery.
1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Strawberries
4. Peaches
5. Spinach
6. Nectarines(imported)
7. Grapes(imported)
8. Sweet Bell Peppers
9. Potatoes
10. Blueberries (domestic)
11. Lettuce
12. Kale and Collard Greens
The Clean Fifteen -- Conventional OK!
The Clean Fifteen is a group of produce that is OK to buy conventionally grown.UPDATED FOR 2011: Mushrooms are added and honeydew melon leaves the list.
1. Onions
2. Sweet corn
3. Pineapples
4. Avocados
5. Asparagus
6. Sweet Peas
7. Mangoes
8. Eggplants
9. Cantaloupe(domestic)
10. Kiwi
11. Cabbage
12. Watermelons
13. Sweet Potatoes
14. Grapefruits
15. Mushrooms
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