Paleo Cookbook For Dummies (34 page)

The Environmental Working Group (EWG;
www.ewg.org/foodnews/
) did testing on various produce items and found which have high pesticide contamination and are therefore most beneficial to buy organic:

Buy organic:
Apples, cherries, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, lettuce, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, bell peppers, celery, carrots, kale, mushrooms, spinach

Organic optional:
Bananas, mangos, papaya, kiwi, pineapples, asparagus, avocado, broccoli, cauliflower, onions

The following vegetables are all Paleo-approved:

Acorn squash

Artichokes

Arugula

Asparagus

Beets

Bell peppers: Green, orange, red, and yellow

Bok choy

Broccoli

Broccoli rabe

Brussels sprouts

Butternut squash

Cauliflower