Organic Shopper’s Go-To Guide
Chef Erin Bailey shows us a list of the most important and least important items to buy organic.
If you can’t always find organics, or can’t always afford the cost, use this simple list to guide you through what’s most important at the store:
The Dirty Dozen
Buy These Organic
- Celery
- Peaches
- Strawberries
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Nectarines
- Bell Peppers
- Spinach
- Kale
- Cherries
- Potatoes
- Grapes (Imported)
The Clean 15
Lowest in Pesticides
- Onions
- Avocado
- Sweet Corn
- Pineapple
- Mangos
- Sweet Peas
- Asparagus
- Kiwi
- Cabbage
- Eggplant
- Cantaloupe
- Watermelon
- Grapefruit
- Sweet Potato
- Honeydew Melon
The Environmental Working Group put this list together that I found at www.foodnews.com. I keep a laminated copy of it in my wallet and use it when I’m shopping. It’s really helpful!
