Stretch Your Organic Spending Power

“Lower Pesticide-Load Produce
Lower pesticide levels are generally present in the following conventionally grown foods, so if you can’t afford to buy 100% organic, here is a good place to save:
• Asparagus
• Kiwi
• Avocados
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Corn
• Eggplant
• Kiwi
• Onions
• Oranges/Tangerines
• Pineapple
• Sweet peas
• Sweet potatoes
• Watermelon

High Pesticide Load Produce
These fruits and vegetables are most commonly heavily sprayed with pesticides, so it is recommended that you buy organic or avoid them altogether if you can’t find organic:

• Peaches
• Apples
• Sweet Bell Peppers
• Celery
• Strawberries
• Lettuce and Spinach
• Carrots
• Potatoes”

Reprinted from “Stretch Your Organic Spending Power,” Natural Life Magazine, March/April 2009 issue

The magazine also provides links to some other handy pages, among them a free downloadable shoppers guide to pesticides in produce:
http://www.ewg.org
or http://www.foodnews.org