The Dirty Dozen List for 2021

Happy Sunday! 

I hope all of you are having a great weekend.  Today, I wanted to share the EWG’s 2021 Dirty Dozen list and the Clean Fifteen list.

I always buy organic food when possible.  If you don't live where there's a lot of organic food or don't want to spend the money you can use this list to help you decide what's most important for your family.

The 2021 Dirty Dozen List:

Strawberries

Spinach

Kale, Collards, and Mustard Greens

Nectarines

Apples

Grapes

Cherries

Peaches

Pears

Bell and Hot Peppers

Tomatoes

Celery

Tomatoes

The Clean Fifteen List:

This list is conventionally grown produce that does not have as many pesticides used on them.

Avocados

Sweet Corn*

Pineapple

Onions

Papayas*

Sweet Peas (frozen)

Eggplant

Asparagus

Broccoli

Cabbage

Kiwi

Cauliflower

Mushrooms

Honeydew Melon

Cantaloupe

* A small amount of sweet corn, papaya, and summer squash sold in the United States is produced from genetically modified seeds. Buy organic varieties of these crops if you want to avoid genetically modified produce. See ewg.org for more information.

Now you are a better-informed consumer when you go to the grocery store. 

I clean all produce with three products:

Young Living Thieves Fruit & Vegetable Spray

Young Living Thieves Fruit & Vegetable Soak

3 cups filtered water and 1 cup organic white distilled vinegar as a soak or spray

Let me know what you clean your produce with by leaving a comment below.

Thank you for reading.

Sending all of you love and healthy meals.