
Smart strategies for buying organic
Find out how to add more organic products to your diet without busting your budget. Plus, help the environment while you eat
Sure, it would be great to eat only organic vegetables and
fruit. But they tend to cost more than conventional produce, which
makes that goal tough for most of us. What's a budget-conscious
shopper to do? Some produce tends to contain more pesticides than
others -- buy organic versions of those. Use this list, developed
by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit research
organization, based in Washington, D.C., to make your choices:
Peaches
Apples
Bell peppers
Celery
Nectarines
Strawberries
Cherries
Pears
Imported grapes
Spinach
Lettuce
Potatoes
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