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Organic fruits & vegetables

When it comes to pesticides, not all fruits and vegetables are created equal. Apparently, if you make sure the following 12 fruits & veggies are organic, you can cut down your exposure to the nasty stuff by 90%:

Fruits

Peaches and nectarines
Strawberries and cherries
Apples and pears
Imported grapes

Veggies

Spinach and lettuce
Potatoes and celery
Sweet bell peppers

Green earth organics

If there is one thing I believe in, it is that you are what you eat. Diet and health are intimately connected and many of our ailments can be linked to poor eating habits. I read a lot about nutrition and food in general, and have slowly moved away over the year from industrialized processed [...]