Friday, 14 October 2011

• The Dirty Dozen: Fruits and Vegetables You Should Probably Buy Organic

  
  USDA released a new "clean fifteen" and "dirty dozen" list of produce, and surprisingly, the first one on the list is conventional apples. 

  "The Dirty Dozen"

  1. Apples
  2. Celery
  3. Strawberries
  4. Peaches
  5. Spinach
  6. Nectarines
  7. Grapes
  8. Sweet bell peppers
  9. Potatoes
  10. Blueberries
  11. Lettuce
  12. Kale/collard greens

  Why are some types of produce more prone to sucking up pesticides than others? Richard Wiles, senior vice president of policy for the Environmental Working Group says, "If you eat something like a pineapple or sweet corn they have a protection defense because of the outer layer of skin. Not the same for strawberries and berries."
  
  The scariest part? The lists of dirty AND clean produce were checked AFTER USDA washed them with high-power pressure water systems that "many of us could only dream of having in our kitchens"!

  "The Clean 15"

  • Onions
  • Corn
  • Pineapple
  • Avocado
  • Asparagus
  • Sweet peas
  • Mangoes
  • Eggplant
  • Cantaloupe
  • Kiwi
  • Cabbage
  • Watermelon
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Grapefruit
  • Mushrooms

  
  What do you think of this list? Do you follow any of these?

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