Organic foods are slightly more expensive, and sometimes hard to find on a consistent basis, depending on where you live, and where you shop. Eating some of the following foods organically can reduce your pesticide exposure by 80%. Apples: 40 known pesticides on the skin of an apple. Celery: 60 known pesticides are on the stalks of celery. Strawberries: because of a deadly fungus that grows on strawberries, farmers tend to spray strawberries with nearly 60 different types of pesticides. Peaches: have more than 60 known pesticides as well.
Spinach: has 50 different pesticides. Nectarines: 33 known pesticides. Grapes: more than 30 known pesticides.Sweet Bell Peppers: Nearly 50 different pesticides. Potatoes: more than 35 pesticides. Blueberries: More than 50 pesticides. Lettuce: more than 50 pesticides. Kale: an undetermined amount of pesticides as of yet. To find out what's your food go to "what's on my food.org"
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