While better for your health, the cost of organic vegetables and fruits is substantially more than the norm and sometimes cost-prohibitive. Which ones should you definitely buy organic and which ones can you save your pennies on? According to a study done by Environmental Working Group, vegetables and fruits that are very contaminated with pesticides include the following:
Buy Organic
- apples
- celery
- peaches
- bell peppers
- nectarines
- strawberries
- cherries
- pears
- imported grapes
- spinach
- lettuce
- kale
Here is a list of veggies and fruits that the EWG says don’t have any detectable pesticide residues on them:
Skip Buying These Organic
- onions
- avocados
- sweet corn
- pineapple
- mangos
- asparagus
- sweet peas
- kiwi
- bananas
- cabbage
- broccoli
- papaya
- watermelon
- eggplant
- sweet potato
