There is no secret that pesticides in food are associated with various health problems. Hormone imbalance, cancer and harmful effects on the brain are among them. However, you should not give up fresh fruit and vegetables, even though a lot of them contain pesticides. Environmental Working Group recommends choosing environmentally friendly products, but notes that some people avoid them for several reasons, the main of which is a higher price. In addition, healthy eating requires both time and effort. This is a gradual process, where proper knowledge about what the best food choices are plays a really important role.
Find out what fruits and vegetables are the most contaminated and which of them contain the least pesticides.
Apples, celery, bell peppers, peaches, nectarines, grapes, spinach, lettuce, blueberries, potatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries are the most contaminated dozen.
Cucumbers, sweet corn, pineapples, avocados, cabbage, sweet peas, green beans, mango, eggplant, kiwi, musk melons, sweet potatoes, grapefruit, watermelon are mushrooms are the cleanest choices.