Tips When Shopping for Food

Shop the perimeter of the supermarket and ignore the middle.

Go directly to the sections devoted to organic produce and natural products.

Buy organic foods.  However, if that is not possible or affordable, you can cut your exposure to pesticides by 90% by buying the following foods organic only :

• Apples
  
• Bell Peppers
  
• Celery
  
• Cherries
  
• Grapes
  
• Nectarines
  
• Peaches
  
• Pears
  
• Potatoes
  
• Red Raspberries
  
• Spinach
  
• Strawberries
  

Buy organic versions of the foods you eat the most.

Shop at natural food stores such as Whole Foods or Wild Oats.

Buy locally produced foods and fresh local produce in season, whether they are organic or not.