The Clean 15 & Dirty Dozen List of Foods

A Message from Dr. Rick:
As we often discuss in our physician consultations, you are always advised to avoid foods contaminated with pesticides, toxic chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, and genetically modified foods. This is so important to improve your overall health and support your recovery.

Last updated Mar 26, 2020
by Katie Horgan

The Dirty Dozen™ is a trademark term used to define the twelve crops that farmers typically use the most pesticides on, versus, the Clean 15™ which is also a trademark term to describe the fifteen fruit and vegetable that have the lowest amount of pesticide residue.

People are always looking at how to buy the best food they can.

We know from past organic food awareness campaign, Grocery Store Wars, it is best to try buy organically grown foods, like organic fruits and organic vegetables.

However, you want to try buy organic without spending a fortune.

Well there is a way to help make sure you can get the best groceries and know which ones you need to avoid.

This is using current data available to the public on the amount of pesticide residue on foods in the US.

Read more at the Giving Assistant.