We all want to eat more organic foods. But there is the availability issue. There is the price issue. There is the issue of having to take the time to drive to the organic store at the end of the day when all I really want to do is go home and put my feet up.
Before you go on your weekend shopping trip to stock up for the week, please take five minutes to check out the Dirty Dozen list from the Environmental Working Group.
While it isn't practical to buy everything organic, we can aim to buy the essentials. With The Dirty Dozen we have a list of the produce grown with the highest amount of pesticide, so that we know what to avoid. They also made the Clean Fifteen which is a list of the conventionally grown produce that is lowest in pesticides.
Anything on the Dirty Dozen list is worth buying organic when you can. It includes some major staples of most kitchens: apples, tomatoes, potatoes, celery, peppers.
The research is based on studies done on produce in the United States. As we are in Dubai this may not apply fully, but it is a good guide nonetheless. We can find some great organic options in our supermarkets now in locally grown organic tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini.
Happy shopping, and happy eating!
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