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Let’s Talk Clean Greens…

April 10, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt 1 Comment

…and reds, and yel­lows, and every oth­er col­or of the rain­bow! That’s right, I’m talk­ing about the pow­er of pro­duce. How and what you eat has an impact not only on your bel­ly, but also on your entire body… but how do you know what you are real­ly buy­ing? Are you aware that the aver­age con­ven­tion­al apple con­tains at least 48 pes­ti­cides?! Gross! So we know that most con­ven­tion­al farm­ers use dan­ger­ous, endocrine-dis­rupt­ing pes­ti­cides, but it can be incred­i­bly over­whelm­ing to make a smart game plan for the gro­cery store. Organ­ic pro­duce can be expen­sive, and how can you take care of your body with­out break­ing the bank? Fear not, friends! The EWG has got you covered!

The “Dirty Dozen”

The Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen"
The Envi­ron­men­tal Work­ing Group’s “Dirty Dozen”

The EWG, or Envi­ron­men­tal Work­ing Group, makes it incred­i­bly easy to nav­i­gate the delight­ful world of pro­duce. Each year, the EWG releas­es two cru­cial lists for shop­ping suc­cess — the Dirty Dozen, and the Clean Fif­teen. The Dirty Dozen lists the 12 pro­duce items that con­tain the most pes­ti­cides. These are the items that you ALWAYS want to buy organ­ic. This year, straw­ber­ries and spinach top the list…two deli­cious and nutri­tious pro­duce pow­er­hous­es that will be in sea­son shortly.

The “Clean Fifteen”

The Environmental Working Group's "Clean Fifteen"
The Envi­ron­men­tal Work­ing Group’s “Clean Fifteen”

The Clean Fif­teen is, as you like­ly guessed, the list of the 15 low­est pes­ti­cide offend­ers. These items, for the most part, have a thick out­er shell that pro­tects the glo­ri­ous good­ness with­in. While it’s won­der­ful if you are able to buy all organ­ic pro­duce, these fif­teen items give you a lit­tle wig­gle room if you need to pur­chase the con­ven­tion­al vari­ety. My best pal, the mighty avo­ca­do, is sec­ond on this list…phew!

If you are stress­ing about hav­ing to mem­o­rize these lists for safe shop­ping suc­cess, the EWG is a step ahead of you with a free, very user-friend­ly app and print­able wal­let-sized guide. Sim­ply search for the “Dirty Dozen” app in your app store, and get ready to rock your next trip to the mar­ket with con­fi­dence and pro­duce power!

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  1. Jon Rice says

    April 11, 2017 at 9:47 am

    Thanks for spread­ing the word about the “dirty dozen” and “clean fif­teen”. I’m always torn between buy­ing organ­ic vs. con­ven­tion­al and won­der­ing if I always have to buy organ­ic, etc. Now I know: no more con­ven­tion­al straw­ber­ries or apples for my family!

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