It’s been a while since I read over the Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen {even though I have the apps on my iphone!} and I’m a little bummed to know that I’ve been paying double for organic kiwi when it’s really not entirely necessary especially when you’re trying to keep your grocery bill reasonable.

As a refresher, here is a list of Dirty Dozen fruits and vegetables to try your hardest to buy in organic {since they’re heavily sprayed and tested positive for about 50+ chemicals each} and also check out the Clean Fifteen which usually have little to no trace of pesticides.

P.S  – don’t freak out about your dull, non-waxy organic apples with the occasional wormhole. It’s a good thing that the bugs are eating them 😉

the dirties:

• – celery
• – peaches
• – strawberries
• – apples
• – domestic blueberries
• – nectarines
• – sweet bell peppers
• – spinach, kale and collard greens
• – cherries
• – potatoes
• – imported grapes
• – lettuce

the clean team:

• – onions
• – avocados
• – sweet corn
• – pineapples
• – mango
• – sweet peas
• – asparagus
• – kiwi fruit
• – cabbage
• – eggplant
• – cantaloupe
• – watermelon
• – grapefruit
• – sweet potatoes
• – sweet onions

Thanks to PBS and the EWG for the reminder :). Image via.

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