The Healthy Spiralizer Cookbook (69 page)
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Authors: Rockridge Press
A nonprofit and environmental watchdog organization called the Environmental Working Group (EWG) looks at data supplied by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about pesticide residues. Each year it compiles a list of the lowest and highest pesticide loads found in commercial crops. You can use these lists to decide which fruits and vegetables to buy organic to minimize your exposure to pesticides and which produce is considered safe enough to buy conventionally. This does not mean they are pesticide-free, though, so wash these fruits and vegetables thoroughly.
These lists change every year, so make sure you look up the most recent one before you fill your shopping cart. You’ll find the most recent lists as well as a guide to pesticides in produce at
EWG.org/FoodNews
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2015 Dirty Dozen
Apples
Celery
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumbers
Grapes
Nectarines (imported)
Peaches
Potatoes
Snap peas (imported)
Spinach
Strawberries
Sweet bell peppers
In addition to the dirty dozen, the EWG added two produce contaminated with highly toxic organo-phosphate insecticides:
Kale/Collard greens
Hot peppers
2015 Clean Fifteen
Asparagus
Avocados
Cabbage
Cantaloupes (domestic)
Cauliflower
Eggplants
Grapefruits
Kiwis
Mangoes
Onions
Papayas
Pineapples
Sweet corn
Sweet peas (frozen)
Sweet potatoes
Measurement Conversion CHarts
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