Every year the Environmental Working Group comes out with the years dirty dozen and clean fifteen in regards to fruits and vegetables you should buy. Above you will find the charts from their website with this years list. The dirty dozen are fruits and vegetables that are best bought organic because they have higher pesticide residues on them. While the clean fifteen, are the ones that are not as bad not bought organic as they have lower pesticide residues on them. I try to buy organic when I can and if it is cost effective.
Another rule of thumb and way to look at it is that most of the time the fruits and vegetables with a harder skin are usually ok if you don't buy them organic.
Photo: EWG
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