The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen for 2018
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released their Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce for 2018. The dirty dozen contain the highest amount of pesticides and the clean 15 contain the least. Buy the Dirty Dozen organic if you can. The Clean 15 you can buy conventionally grown.
New Study Proves This Food is Healthier and More Nutritious For You
A review of 343 nutrition studies that compared the antioxidant content, pesticide residues, and heavy metal contamination found this type of food to be superior. In a study published in The British Journal of Nutrition, researchers compared organic to conventionally grown fruits and vegetables and found the following: Organic fruits and vegetable contain between 19 and 69 percent more antioxidants compared to conventional produce. Antioxidants, such as those found in higher concentrations in organic foods, “have previously been linked to a reduced risk of chronic…