Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Dirtiest/Cleanest Produce-Summer


Usually every year, an updated list is released for the "Dirty Dozen/Clean 15" for fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, they don't list it by season, so there are a lot of ones to remember.  And to be honest with you, I still get some confused trying to remember it.

Today, I decided to put together a good list for veggies and fruit that would be specifically for summer.  Of course, I'd advocate trying to purchass as much organic as possible.  But shopping this way can ease the pressure on your wallet until you can afford to buy all organic.


Dirtiest: 

Sweet bell peppers
Peaches
Grapes
Spinach
Lettuce
Cucumbers
Blueberries
Potatoes
Kale/Collards
Cherries
Raspberries
Summer Squash

Cleanest:
Onions
Sweet Corn
Pineapple
Cabbage
Eggplant
Watermelon
Mushrooms

I was surprised to find that tomatoes were in the middle of the list.  I would have expected them to be higher under the dirty list. 

Note:  This came from a list at: http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/list/



Any surprises for you?

To good health,

Jen

Jen Starks, Owner
 www.ecologicalbabies.com 
ecologicalbabies@gmail.com 
574.275.1235

1 comment:

Maureen said...

Mushrooms... they are so absorbant! You're not suppose to rinse them under water b/c they absorb the water... hhmmm