The Dirty Dozen & The Clean 15

Your 2018 Dirty Dozen & Clean 15 Shopping List

Each year the Environmental Working Group puts out an annual shoppers guide to pesticides in produce. The list varies slightly each year. I like to screen shot or keep a list in my wallet for quick reference on what to buy organic and what I can buy non-organic.

Dirty Dozen/Buy Organic

1.  Strawberry

2. Spinach

3. Nectarines

4. Apples

5. Grapes

6. Peaches

7. Cherries

8. Pears

9. Tomatoes

10. Celery

11. Potatoes

12. Sweet Bell Peppers

Clean 15 (Least Likely to Contain Pesticide Residue)

*you can skip buying organic..if you want

1. Avocados

2. Sweet Corn

3. Pineapples

4. Cabbages

5. Onions

6. Sweet Peas

7. Papayas

8. Asparagus

9. Mangoes

10. Eggplants

11. Honeydews

12. Kiwis

13. Cantaloupes

14. Cauliflower

15. Broccoli