12 Fruits & Veggies You Should Buy Organic

The "Dirty Dozen" you should try to buy organic.

By MindBodyGreen
12 Fruits & Veggies You Should Buy Organic

The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit watchdog and research group, has come up with their "dirty dozen" list of fruits and veggies that contain the highest amounts of pesticides.

You'll probably want to buy organic when it comes to these foods:

  1. Peaches
  2. Apples
  3. Sweet Bell Peppers
  4. Celery
  5. Nectarines
  6. Strawberries
  7. Cherries
  8. Lettuce
  9. Grapes
  10. Pears
  11. Spinach
  12. Potatoes
Published September 1, 2009 at 12:00 AM