Some fruits and vegetables are less likely to be contaminated with pesticide residues.
Here’s which ones.
Eating more fruits and vegetablesorganic or notis better than eating none at all.
Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely, Food Stylist: Karen Rankin
Is the price of organic worth it for your health?
Pesticides can be absorbed into fruits and vegetables, leaving trace residues.
One way to limit your exposure to pesticides is by choosing organic.
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According to EWG:
Of note: Some producelike corn and papayasmight be grown from genetically engineered seeds.
Avocados
Pictured Recipe:Avocado Toast with Burrata
2.
Sweet Corn
Pictured Recipe:Skillet Corn
3.
Pineapple
Pictured Recipe:Pineapple & Cucumber Salad
4.
Onions
Pictured Recipe:Melting Onions
5.
Frozen Sweet Peas
Pictured Recipe:Lemony Linguine with Peas
7.
Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely, Food Stylist: Karen Rankin
Asparagus
Pictured Recipe:Grilled Asparagus
8.
Honeydew Melon
Pictured Recipe:Honeydew Melon Agua Fresca
9.
Kiwi
Pictured Recipe:Chocolate-Pistachio Kiwi
10.
Cabbage
Pictured Recipe:Cabbage Steaks with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
11.
Watermelon
Pictured Recipe:Watermelon, Cucumber & Feta Salad
12.
Mushrooms
Pictured Recipe:Roasted Mushrooms with Brown Butter & Parmesan
13.
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Mangoes
Pictured Recipe:Mango & Avocado Salad
14.
Sweet Potatoes
Pictured Recipe:Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Garlic-Yogurt Sauce
15.
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Environmental Working Group.EWGs 2024 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce.
Jenny Huang
Environmental Working Group.EWGs 2024 Shoppers Guide The Clean Fifteen.
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayliss
Photography / Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling / Emily Nabors Hall
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