The Top 10 Foods to Eat Organically

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The Top 10 Foods to Eat Organically

Excerpted from Your Organic Kitchen, by Jesse Ziff Cool.

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Some conventionally grown foods are treated with more pesticides

than others. Some retain more of the pesticides. Here is a list of

the top 10 foods containing the most pesticides, according to the

Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research group based in

Washington, D.C.

 

You can sidestep harm and still eat vitamin-rich foods. If you

cannot find these foods organically, here are some great

alternatives that contain the same valuable vitamins and minerals.

 

High-Pesticide Food: Strawberries

Main Nutrient: Vitamin C

Healthy Alternatives: Blueberries, raspberries, oranges, grapefruit,

kiwifruit, watermelon

 

High-Pesticide Food: Bell peppers

Main Nutrient: Vitamin C

Healthy Alternatives: Green peas, broccoli, romaine, lettuce

 

High-Pesticide Food: Spinach

Main Nutrient: Vitamins A and C

Healthy Alternatives: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, asparagus

 

High-Pesticide Food: Cherries

Main Nutrient: Vitamin C

Healthy Alternatives: Oranges, blueberries, raspberries, kiwifruit,

blackberries, grapefruit

 

High-Pesticide Food: Peaches

Main Nutrient: Vitamins A and C

Healthy Alternatives: Nectarines, watermelon, tangerines, oranges,

grapefruit

 

High-Pesticide Food: Mexican cantaloupe

Main Nutrient: Vitamins A and C

and potassium Healthy Alternatives: U.S. cantaloupe grown from May

to December, watermelon

 

High-Pesticide Food: Celery

Main Nutrient: Carotenoids

Healthy Alternatives: Carrots, broccoli, radishes, romaine lettuce

 

High-Pesticide Food: Apples

Main Nutrient: Vitamin C

Healthy Alternatives: Watermelon, nectarines, bananas, tangerines

 

High-Pesticide Food: Apricots

Main Nutrient: Vitamins A an C and potassium

Healthy Alternatives: Nectarines, watermelon, oranges, tangerines

 

High-Pesticide Food: Green beans

Main Nutrient: Potassium

Healthy Alternatives: Green peas, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels

sprouts, potatoes, asparagus

 

 

 

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