How to Get the Best Quality Food
Dirty dozen
Foods tested to have the highest amount of pesticide residue
The fruits and vegetables on EWG’s Dirty Dozen for this year are:
- Strawberries
2. Spinach
3. Kale, collard, 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
Cleanest in terms of pesticide residue
Clean 15:
- Avocados
2. Sweet corn*
3. Pineapple
4. Onions
5. Papaya*
6. Sweet peas (frozen)
7. Asparagus
8. Honeydew melon
9. Kiwi
10. Cabbage
11. Mushrooms
12. Mangoes
13. Sweet Potatoes
14. Watermelon
15. Carrots
Where to buy Alaskan salmon, cod and halibut:
Smartsourceseafood.com
They are the real deal – I’ve been on their boat!
Eggs – organic, pasture raised (not to be confused with pasteurized) pasture raised means the chicken spend time outdoors to scratch for insects (their preferred food)
Meat and poultry should be pasture raised and organic (unless you know the rancher/ farm).
Organic Poultry: Not giving antibiotics to animals raised for meat, poultry, dairy, and eggs is one of the many requirements that food producers must meet to use the Department of Agriculture’s organic seal on their products. One exception: Chickens and turkeys can be given antibiotics in the hatchery while the chick is still in the egg and on its first day of life. But if you also see a “raised without antibiotics” claim on a chicken or turkey product in addition to the USDA organic label, it means antibiotics were not used at any point, even in the hatcheries. Food producers that use the organic seal undergo annual on-farm inspections, so the claim is verified
— Consumer Report