Certain foods on your grocery list don't have to be labelled organic in order for you to want to buy them. There are plenty of produce items that make no difference whether purchased organically or not, simply due to the composition of the produce itself. Plus, organic and natural foods can be pretty expensive, and some of us just don't have the money to buy a $5 "organic" avocado. So why do we even buy organic food in the first place? The reasoning behind organically labelled products comes from the lack of preservatives and pesticides placed on the food item before hitting the shelves of your local Publix. The food you want to buy as non-organic has very little pesticides leftover, while certain foods should definitely be purchased as organic, since their non-organic counterparts have the potential to be full of chemical preservatives due to their thin protective skin. Below are compiled lists of the top ten organic and non-organic foods you need to buy on your next grocery store run.
Avocados and sweet corn take the places of #1 and #2 on the list of unnecessary organic foods because they contain the least amount of pesticides. As you work your way from #3 to #10, these eight remaining produce items contain little preservative residue on them, which makes it perfectly okay to save your money and buy these as regular food products, and not organic.
Every single one of the items on this list are directly and wholly consumed, meaning there is no tough outer layer of skin to protect the edible part of the food from pesticide contamination. These produce items are all entirely edible, so pesticides have no problem clinging to the outside of the food.
Strawberries and apples are the top two foods that are covered with the most pesticides, if not purchased organically. The other eight foods on this list have varying levels of leftover preservatives on them when bought normally, so it's smartest to save up your money for these ten organic foods and spend less on the other ten listed.
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