OhMayGod 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables - you probably eat These Every Day

12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables - you probably eat These Every Day -

As children, we had tons of reasons for not eating our fruits and vegetables - they are disgusting, they look funny, they smell ...

today, however, we know that there is no excuse. Fruits and vegetables are key ingredients to a healthy diet, providing a plethora of vitamins and antioxidants that keep us live long and happy lives.

But it turns out, there may be a big reason why we did not want 't realize ... some of these fruits and vegetables are quite dangerous to our health.

A recent report by the Environmental Working Group says these 12 fruits and vegetables are incredibly sensitive to harmful pesticides. Chemicals have been linked to hormonal problems, cancer and other diseases. So before eating these foods certainly give them a good wash.

Here are the fruits and vegetables of "The Dirty Dozen", ranked from least contaminated.

1. Strawberries

Flickr / vanessa lollipop

2. Apples

Flickr / Alexander Lyubavin

3. Nectarines

Flickr / Fr? D? Ric BISSON

4. Peaches

Flickr / deedavee EasyFlow

5. Celery

Flickr / wikioticsIan

6. Grapes

Flickr / Mark Hillary

7. Cherries

Flickr / Quinn Dombrowski

8. Spinach

Flickr / Ted Major

9. Tomatoes

Flickr / Andrew Malone

ten. sweet peppers

Flickr / * highlimitzz

11. cherry tomatoes

Flickr / Steven Depolo

12. Cucumbers

Flickr / Dorota (Dorothy)

If this has got you down, the study also published a list of fruits and vegetables least likely to be sensitive to pesticides.

The raid, known as "The Clean 15," the characteristics of fruits and vegetables that contain either no or negligible traces of traces of pesticides that should not have a negative effect on your health.

1. Lawyer

Flickr / slgckgc

2 . Sweetcorn

Flickr / Brian Giesen

3. Pineapple

Flickr / Kyle McDonald

4. Chou

Flickr / timlewisnm

5. sweet pea

Flickr / soommen

6. Onions

Flickr / Mike Mozart

7. Asparagus

Flickr / Isabelle Hurbain Palatine

8. Mangoes

Flickr / tomatoes and friends

9. Papaya

Flickr / Luis Tamayo

ten. Kiwis

Flickr / Moyan Brenn

11. Aubergine

Flickr / Dominick

12. Honeydew