12 Foods to Buy Organic
Bell Peppers
Celery
Cherries
Grapes (that means raisins and juice too)
Lettuce
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Potatoes
Spinach
Strawberries
Plus: eggs, meat, poultry, dairy, baby food, rice.
According to research by the Environmental Working Group, you can reduce pesticide exposure by 90% by eating organic varieties of these 12 fruits and veggies.
12 Foods You Don't Need to Worry About
Asparagus
Avocado
Bananas
Broccoli
Cabbage
Eggplant
Frozen Sweet Peas
Kiwi
Mango
Onions
Pineapples
Watermelon
Plus: highly processed foods like pasta, cereal, oil, canned fruits and vegetables, bread, as well as fish, which is never certifiably organic.
There is a bit of discrepency between this list and the one on kidsorganics.com. According to them, there are "14 Most Important Foods To Eat Organic": baby food, strawberries, rice, green and bell peppers, milk, corn, bananas, green beans, peaches and apples. One of the most interesting differences between the two is the position on bananas. While one says not to even consider buying them organic, the other says they are one of the most important products to buy organic. Hmmm....
I read a long time ago due to the thick skin (and fact that you do not eat it) that organic bananas are not necessary. Brooke eats a lot of bananas and I rarely buy them organic, but the KidsOrganics list has got me worried. Did a bit more searching...
Pro Organic Bananas
Yes We Have No (Conventional) Bananas: The Case For Buying Organic, by Mark Mulcahy
Why I buy organic bananas
Con Organic Bananas
How to eat organic on a budget
When should you buy organic?
DoSomething.org noticed the banana issue too ... and determined that it might be better to "err on the side of caution" and buy organic. Well put.
Guess I'll be changing up the shopping a little bit ;) In the event you dont want to waste your money on organic bananas, you can just buy an organic banana costume instead. Your kid may not eat organic bananas ... but they sure will look like one.
