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I copied this from Care 2<br>The Top 10 Foods to

Eat Organically<br>Excerpted from Your Organic

Kitchen, by Jesse Ziff Cool. <br><br>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.

<br><br><br><br>Simple Solution: <br>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.<br><br>High-Pesticide Food: Strawberries <br>Main Nutrient: Vitamin

C<br>Healthy Alternatives: Blueberries, raspberries, oranges,

grapefruit, kiwifruit, watermelon<br><br>High-Pesticide Food:

Bell peppers<br>Main Nutrient: Vitamin C<br>Healthy

Alternatives: Green peas, broccoli, romaine,

lettuce<br><br>High-Pesticide Food: Spinach <br>Main Nutrient: Vitamins A and

C<br>Healthy Alternatives: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts,

asparagus<br><br>High-Pesticide Food: Cherries<br>Main Nutrient: Vitamin

C<br>Healthy Alternatives: Oranges, blueberries, raspberries,

kiwifruit, blackberries, grapefruit<br><br>High-Pesticide

Food: Peaches<br>Main Nutrient: Vitamins A and

C<br>Healthy Alternatives: Nectarines, watermelon, tangerines,

oranges, grapefruit<br><br>High-Pesticide Food: Mexican

cantaloupe<br>Main Nutrient: Vitamins A and C <br>and potassium

Healthy Alternatives: U.S. cantaloupe grown from May to

December, watermelon<br><br>High-Pesticide Food:

Celery<br>Main Nutrient: Carotenoids<br>Healthy Alternatives:

Carrots, broccoli, radishes, romaine

lettuce<br><br>High-Pesticide Food: Apples<br>Main Nutrient: Vitamin

C<br>Healthy Alternatives: Watermelon, nectarines, bananas,

tangerines<br><br>High-Pesticide Food: Apricots<br>Main Nutrient: Vitamins A an

C

and potassium<br>Healthy Alternatives: Nectarines,

watermelon, oranges, tangerines<br><br>High-Pesticide Food:

Green beans<br>Main Nutrient: Potassium<br>Healthy

Alternatives: Green peas, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels

sprouts, potatoes, asparagus<br><br><br>Copied

from<a href=http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/healthy/242

target=new>http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/healthy/242</a><br><br>Love &

Peace<br><br>Chris