Dirty Dozen & Clean 15

Below are the 2024 versions of the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15, courtesy of Environmental Working Group.  Check out the lists below to keep you and your pocketbook as healthy as possible!  

DIRTY DOZEN (to skip the chemicals):

1. Strawberries
2. Spinach
3. Kale, Collards and Mustard Greens
4. Peaches
5. Pears
6. Nectarines
7. Apples
8. Grapes
9. Bell and Hot Peppers 🔥
10. Cherries
11. Blueberries
12. Green Beans

AND HOT PEPPERS! 

CLEAN 15 (to help your wallet):

1. Avocados
2. Sweet corn
3. Pineapples
4. Onions
5. Papayas
6. Frozen sweet peas
7. Asparagus
8. Honeydew melon
9. Kiwis
10. Cabbages
11. Mushrooms
12. Mangoes
13. Sweet Potatoes
14. Watermelon
15. Carrots

** A small amount of sweet corn, papaya and summer squash sold in the United States is produced from genetically modified seeds. Buy organic varieties of these crops if you want to avoid genetically modified produce.