If you are prone to indulging in any of these tasty fruits, please be advised that these 12 in particular have made the top of the list(www.foodnews.org) in regards to the amount of pesticides that are used on them...peaches scoring the highest: with a whopping combination of 53 different pesticides! With their relatively thin skin, you can only assume that most of the pesticides have seeped into the interior of the fruit...apples came in second; ridden with 50 different varieties...so unless you're eating organic apples, the old adage of 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away', no longer applies. Strawberries have no skin to act as a shield against the 38 pesticides used on them; so definately shop organic when making your fabulous strawberry and spinach salad. Also, make sure to check out the EWG's Foodnews site, as it contains a shopper's guide to pesticides.
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