Food-Wise: pesticide alerts for shoppers

Food can be expensive. For many of us, budgets are stretched. When you want to eat a healthier diet, but can't afford to buy only organic foods, what can you do? Environmental Working Group has developed a list of conventionally grown foods highest in pesticides.

To help with your decisions, here is a list of foods most affected by pesticides, followed by a list of those least affected.

The Dirty Dozen (most contaminated with pesticides):

1. Grapes (Imported)
2. Potatoes
3. Kale/Collard Greens
4. Cherries
5. Spinach
6. Sweet Bell Peppers
7. Nectarines
8. Blueberries (Domestic)
9. Apples
10. Strawberries
11. Peaches
12. Celery

The Clean Fifteen (least contaminated by pesticides):

1. Onions
2. Avocado
3. Sweet Corn (Frozen)
4. Pineapples
5. Mango (Subtropical and Tropical)
6. Sweet Peas (Frozen)
7. Asparagus
8. Kiwi Fruit (Subtropical and Tropical)
9. Cabbage
10. Eggplant
11. Cantaloupe (Domestic)
12. Watermelon
13. Grapefruit
14. Sweet Potatoes
15. Honeydew Melon

Here's the full list from the Environmental Working Group.