When Is It Best To Choose Organic Produce?
My wife and I love having fresh fruit and vegetables in the house, but we hate paying a lot for them. Sometimes it’s worth paying higher prices, though, to get cleaner produce.
Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out a list of the twelve fruits and vegetables that contain the most pesticides. They call it the “Dirty Dozen.” In other words, this is the produce to buy from the organic section:
- Strawberries
- Spinach
- Kale
- Nectarines
- Apples
- Grapes
- Peaches
- Cherries
- Pears
- Tomatoes
- Celery
- Potatoes
The EWG also has an annual list that tells us the top fifteen kinds of produce that are sold with “few, if any” pesticide residues. Here’s the “Clean Fifteen” for 2019:
- Avocados
- Sweet corn
- Pineapples
- Cabbages
- Onions
- Sweet peas (frozen)
- Papayas
- Asparagus
- Mangoes
- Eggplants
- Honeydew melons
- Kiwis
- Cantaloupes
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
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Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.
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