5 Fruits and Veggies You Should Always Buy Organic
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It’s officially summer, which means it’s the best time to go to your local market and get some fruits and veggies. However, be careful: Not all produce is created equal. While a lot of non-organic produce is totally fine to consume, some of them carry a high amount of pesticides. Here are the top 5 types of produce with the highest amount of pesticides this summer, according to the Environmental Working Group, along with suggestions on what to get instead.Note: Wash all fresh produce well to reduce your exposure to pesticide residue.
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Strawberries
The EWG found that a single sample of strawberries had more than 20 different pesticides.Instead, buy: Kiwi, papaya
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Spinach
The EWG found that spinach had twice as many pesticides by weight than any other crop they tested.Instead, buy: Cabbage, sweet corn
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Nectarines
More than 98% of the EWG’s samples of nectarines tested positive for at least one pesticide.Instead, buy: Honeydew melon
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Apples
One of the most common fruits you’ll find is also one of the most likely fruits to have a number of pesticides.Instead, buy: Canteloupe, mango
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Peaches
Just like its cousin, the nectarine, peaches were found to have one of the highest concentrations of pesticides out of the produce the EWG tested.Instead, buy: Pineapples, grapefruit
It’s officially summer, which means it’s the best time to go to your local market and get some fruits and veggies. However, be careful: Not all produce is created equal. While a lot of non-organic produce is totally fine to consume, some of them carry a high amount of pesticides. Here are the top 5 types of produce with the highest amount of pesticides this summer, according to the Environmental Working Group, along with suggestions on what to get instead.
Note: Wash all fresh produce well to reduce your exposure to pesticide residue.
Strawberries
The EWG found that a single sample of strawberries had more than 20 different pesticides.
Instead, buy: Kiwi, papaya
Spinach
The EWG found that spinach had twice as many pesticides by weight than any other crop they tested.
Instead, buy: Cabbage, sweet corn
Nectarines
More than 98% of the EWG’s samples of nectarines tested positive for at least one pesticide.
Instead, buy: Honeydew melon
Apples
One of the most common fruits you’ll find is also one of the most likely fruits to have a number of pesticides.
Instead, buy: Canteloupe, mango
Peaches
Just like its cousin, the nectarine, peaches were found to have one of the highest concentrations of pesticides out of the produce the EWG tested.
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