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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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