Grocery Tips from Smart Parenting

Clean Fifteen
Generally low in pesticide residues (many of these either have a thick rind or covering you can discard or a strong odor that naturally fends off pests):
1. Onions
2. Corn
3. Pineapples
4. Avocados
5. Asparagus
6. Sweet peas
7. Mangoes
8. Eggplant
9. Cantaloupe
10. Kiwi
11. Cabbage
12. Watermelon
13. Sweet peas
14. Grapefruit
15. Mushrooms

Dirty Eleven
Consider buying organic (and cut your intake of pesticides by as much as 80%)
1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Strawberries
4. Peaches
5. Spinach
6. Imported nectarines
7. Imported grapes
8. Sweet bell peppers
9. Potatoes
10. Blueberries
11. Lettuce

*From Smart Parenting November 2011 issue.