lilboyblu: The Diry Dozen

According to The Daily Green, there are 12 foods that we should buy organic. Here is a list of 6 of those food items:

1. Peaches - Multiple pesticides are regularly applied to these delicately skinned fruits in conventional orchards.
Can't find organic? Safer alternatives include watermelon, tangerines, oranges and grapefruit.

2. Apples - Like peaches, apples are typically grown with the use of poisons to kill a variety of pests, from fungi to insects. Scrubbing and pealing doesn't eliminate chemical residue completely, so it's best to buy organic when it comes to apples. Peeling a fruit or vegetable also strips away many of their beneficial nutrients.

Can't find organic? Safer alternatives include watermelon, bananas and tangerines.

3. Sweet Bell Peppers - Peppers have thin skins that don't offer much of a barrier to pesticides. They're often heavily sprayed with insecticides.

Can't find organic? Safer alternatives include green peas, broccoli and cabbage.

4. Celery - Celery has no protective skin, which makes it almost impossible to wash off the chemicals that are used on conventional crops.

Can't find organic? Safer alternatives include broccoli, radishes and onions.

5. Nectarines - There were 26 different types pesticides found on tested
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Can't find organic? Safer alternatives include watermelon, papaya and mango.

6. Strawberries - If you buy strawberries out of season, they're most likely imported from countries that use less-stringent regulations for pesticide use.