Top 10 Fruits and Vegetables to Buy Organic

The following list is from “The Green Guide”.

Top 10 Fruits and Vegetables to Buy Organic:

FRUIT:Peaches,Apples,Strawberries,Nectarines,Pears

VEGETABLES:Spinach,Bell Peppers,Celery,Potatoes,Hot Peppers

Conventionally grown fruit and vegetables can contain the residues of as many as 51 different pesticides, while organic has two thirds less. If you want to reduce your family’s exposures, pick up organic varieties of these most contaminated “top 10.”

“The Green Guide” is an excellent publication about the health, safety, environmental, and social impact of the products we choose everyday.

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