Dirty 12

I choose to eat locally grown, organic produce as often as possible...the problem is I live in Ohio and bananas don't grow here (at least not that I'm aware of) and I like bananas, so if not local at least organic... but sometimes, if not organic I avoid at all cost because of the high amount of residual pesticides.

Here's a list of the Top Twenty Worst that I have memorized and only buy organic:

1. Celery (no, it's not as pretty as the chemically treated one)

2. Strawberries

3. Peaches

4. Apples

5. Blueberries

6. Nectarines

7. Bell Peppers

8. Spinach

9. Kale/Collard Greens

10. Potatoes

11. Grapes

12. Lettuce

13. Blueberries

14. Carrots

15. Green Beans

16. Pears

17. Plums

18. Summer Squash

19. Cucumbers

20. Cantaloupe

There's more (I think the full list goes to 50 if you google pesticides and fruit/vegetables) and one that didn't make the list is beets, which I only buy organic - not because of pesticides but because of GMO's (genetically modified organisms) which I try to avoid like the plague...