Most Important Fruits and Veggies to Buy Organic

With the economy in recession, many people are trying to save as much as possible in as many ways as possible. Because often organic products are more expansive than conventional products, buying conventional products as opposed to organic may be one of your choices to save money.

If you do, here is a list of the most important fruits and vegetables to buy organic, and a list of the ones you can most safely buy conventional.

The 15 to buy organic (they are usually the most contaminated by pesticides):

1. Peach
2. Apple
3. Sweet Bell Pepper
4. Celery
5. Nectarine
6. Strawberries
7. Cherries
8. Kale
9. Lettuce
10. Grapes – Imported
11. Carrot
12. Pear
13. Collard Greens
14. Spinach
15. Potato

The 15 with the least amount of pesticide residues, so you can buy conventional:

1. Onion
2. Avocado
3. Sweet corn (frozen)
4. Pineapple
5. Mango
6. Asparagus
7. Sweet peas (frozen)
8. Kiwi
9. Cabbage
10. Eggplant
11. Papaya
12. Watermelon
13. Broccoli
14. Tomato
15. Sweet potato

Another important step is to wash your produce before you eat. This will not thoroughly eliminate the pesticides from your produce but it will reduce the levels.

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