• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Healthier Dishes

simple home cooking recipes

  • Healthy Living
    • Race Recaps
    • Product Reviews
    • Workout Gear
  • Recipes
    • Recipe Index
    • Appetizers/Snacks
    • Breakfast
    • Main Courses
    • Pasta
    • Salads
    • Side Dishes
    • Soups
  • Food
    • How-To’s
    • Organic Food
    • Product Reviews
    • Restaurants
  • Travel
    • California
    • Florida
    • Texas
    • Oklahoma

2018 Dirty Dozen and Clean 15

Published November 7, 2010 Last updated on November 5th, 2018

What is Organic Food?

To be labeled organic, produce must meet certain requirements. It must be grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, ionizing radiation, and most conventional pesticides.

It can be expensive to buy organic produce, so I tend to buy only what the experts recommend buying organic. According to the Enviromental Working Group there are twelve produce items, which they call the “dirty dozen”, that you should buy organic. These produce items absorb more pesticides due to their soft skins. Taking this list with you when you go to the grocery store will help you to know what to buy organic when you get there.

Dirty Dozen

  1. Strawberries
  2. Spinach
  3. Apples
  4. Nectarines
  5. Peaches
  6. Grapes
  7. Cherries
  8. Pears
  9. Celery
  10. Tomatoes
  11. Potatoes
  12. Sweet Bell Peppers

 

Some non-organic produce items do not have high levels of pesticides. Below is a list of fruits and vegetables, that when tested by this same group, had little to no pesticides. This is thought to be because some produce has a tougher outer layer that protects it from pesticide contamination. This group is considered to be the “Clean 15″.

Clean 15

  1. Broccoli
  2. Cauliflower
  3. Cantaloupes
  4. Kiwis
  5. Honeydews
  6. Eggplants
  7. Mangoes
  8. Asparagus
  9. Papayas
  10. Sweet Peas
  11. Onions
  12. Cabbages
  13. Pineapples
  14. Sweet Corn
  15. Avocados

By Tempie at November 5, 2018.

Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Food, Organic Food Tagged With: dirty dozen, fruit, organic produce, organic vegetables, produce, vegetables, veggies, what to buy organic

Previous Post: « Spicy Chipotle Hummus
Next Post: There’s A Frog In My Pancake! »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hi, I’m Tempie!

I love creating easy real food recipes. Here you'll find healthy comfort food, easy weeknight meals and snacks! Learn More →

Subscribe Now!




Popular Posts

Cheesy Hash Brown EggsCheesy Hash Brown Eggs16K Total Shares
Summer Pasta SaladSummer Pasta Salad4K Total Shares
Quinoa Black Bean SaladQuinoa Black Bean Salad1K Total Shares
Cottage Cheese Banana and Coconut ParfaitsCottage Cheese Banana and Coconut Parfaits723 Total Shares




Copyright © 2023 · HealthierDishes.com | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Disclosure