SMART SHOPPING

Listed below is a breakdown of the top 15 fruits and vegetables that are worth "going Organic" as well as those where buying conventional will do (based on pesticide contamination).


BUY ORGANIC

  • Peaches
  • Apples
  • Sweet Bell Peppers
  • Celery
  • Nectarines
  • Strawberries
  • Cherries
  • Lettuce
  • Grapes (imported)
  • Pears
  • Spinach
  • Potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Green Beans
  • Hot Peppers
  • BUY CONVENTIONAL

  • Onions
  • Avocados
  • Sweet corn (frozen)
  • Pinapples
  • Mango
  • Sweet Peas (frozen)
  • Asparagus
  • Kiwi
  • Bananas
  • Cabbage
  • Broccoli
  • Eggplant
  • Papaya
  • Blueberries
  • Watermellon
  • Additional information on show topics can be found here.

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    A look at State and Local Fairs

    The 4H Club

    The Big E


    Cyber Bullying

    National Crime Prevention Council

    Webwise

    Wired Safety

    August 30

    Hotdog History

    whatscookingamerica

    Nathans Famous


    The Bush Administration and the ESA

    sciencenow

    www.defenders.org


    August 16

    Is It Harder to be a Kid

    MSNBC


    All the Rages

    anger management

    August 9

    Summertime blues

    Seasonal disorders

    SAD


    Olympics and doping

    WADA

    Newsweek


    August 2

    How much is a billion dollars?

    www.washingtonpost.com


    The Olympics and the role politics plays

    wikipedia

    July 19

    Hit and Run grannies

    www.cnn.com


    More on MAD MEN

    www.amctv.com


    Recycling CFL at Home Depot

    www.nytimes.com


    July 12

    Busy? Doing What?

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    nytimes.com


    How to elect a president

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    July 5

    Some surprising facts about July 4 and hot dogs.

    The history behind the holiday

    Hot Dog history


    Sleep Hygiene

    www.stanford.edu

    Sleep hygiene test


    Junk catalogue zapper

    www.proquo.com

    Baby Stilettos

    www.salon.com

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    Gender roles and gender equality

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    www.guardian.co.uk

    Organic versus local

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    www.localharvest.org


    Life Saving Bra

    www.cnn.com

    TSA Peep Shows

    www.washingtonpost.com

    Helping Wharton and Twain

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    Pay for an A?

    Schools experiment with paying kids


    Getting bigger is not better

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    Being big in Japan


    Pets and the food crisis

    www.msnbc.msn.com

    June 14

    Communication breakdown

    www.galvnews.com


    World Food Crisis

    www.azcentral.com

    www.philly.com

    June 7

    Hartford Hit and Run

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    Indian Tribe in Brazil

    news.bbc.co.uk


    Bio-fuel breakdown

    www.washingtonpost.com


    Teens sexting

    www.cbs3springfield.com

    Eco-friendly Bombs

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    May 31

    Gas Prices

    www.consumeraffairs.com

    www.econbrowser.com


    Automobile Dressing Room

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    May 24

    Name Brand vs Generic medications

    articles.latimes.com


    Oscar Pistorius

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    www.cbc.ca

    May 17

    Motherhood

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    www.airsafe.com

    www.airline-safety-records.com

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