Did You Know? The Diry Dozen

Do you know what the dirty dozen are?

Each week B and I get a box of local organic produced delivered to our door on Sunday night. Mondays are always a treat because our home has fresh fruit and veggies. We are not rich or snobs but I do take note that there are tons of chemicals that are used to grow produce. We do not buy everything organic but I did read up on the research done on produce and the amount of pesticide residue left even after washing. I do not want to eat a chemical cocktail, therefore, B and I buy organic for the dozen (known as the dirty dozen) fruits and vegetables that had 47 or more chemicals on them even after washing. There is also a less known list of the clean 15 which the Department of Agriculture's testing showed little or no traces of chemicals left after washing and therefore deemed safe to consume non-organically grown. So, if you want to know what produce absorbs more chemicals they are listed for you below.

If you are interested in getting your produce delivered we use Full Circle Farms. They are a wonderful company with the best produce I have tried yet (we have used three different companies) and almost every month you get a free treat such as coffee, cookies, extra produce and bagels.


http://www.fullcircle.com/#s.aans4phvybiaa


The Dirty Dozen List

celery

peaches

strawberries

apples

domestic blueberries

nectarines

sweet bell peppers

spinach, kale and collard greens

cherries

potatoes

imported grapes

lettuce

The Clean Fifteen

onions

avocados

sweet corn

pineapples

mango

sweet peas

asparagus

kiwi fruit

cabbage

eggplant

cantaloupe

watermelon

grapefruit

sweet potatoes

sweet onions