Clean 15 Foods
If you’re looking to buy conventional produce rather than organic produce (to save money or because you don’t have much organic produce available where you live), then these 15 foods are the best ones to go for in terms of low pesticide residue.
The Environmental Working Group used U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration data to compile this list of conventional produce that have very little pesticide residue.
CLEAN 15 FOODS
AVOCADOS
SWEET CORN
Note that corn isn’t a Paleo food (even if it’s organic), and this article explains why.
PINEAPPLES
CABBAGES
SWEET PEAS (FROZEN)
ONIONS
ASPARAGUS
MANGOES
PAPAYAS
KIWIS
EGGPLANTS
GRAPEFRUITS
CANTALOUPES
CAULIFLOWER
SWEET POTATOES
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The Dirty Dozen is a list of fruits and vegetables high in pesticide residue. You can view that list here.
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