The jury is out on whether eating organic can significantly improve your health. But for those who'd like to ingest fewer chemicals and hormones, here, via The Daily Green, are lists of foods that absorb the most chemicals and those that absorb the least. In other words, if you want to get the most bang out of your organic buck, you ought to focus on spending more for the foods on list one. As for meat and dairy products, what you're gaining from buying organic is hormone-free food. The Dirty Dozen: 1. Meat 2. Milk 3. Coffee 4. Peaches 5. Apples 6. Bell Peppers 7. Celery 8. Strawberries 9. Leafy Greens 10. Grapes 11. Potatoes 12. Tomatoes Foods that absorb few chemicals: 1. Asparagus 2. Avocado 3. Bananas 4. Broccoli 5. Clean Cabbage 6. Kiwi 7. Mango 8. Onions 9. Papaya 10. Pineapple Hat tip: Beyond Green. --Dana Goldstein
