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DEPRECATED: Buy organic juice this week

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Why is "DEPRECATED: Buy organic juice this week" green?

Like their whole-fruit counterparts, some fruits used in juices contain trace amounts of pesticides. Organic fruits do not have pesticides. The other major green benefit of this action is in reducing the quantity of pesticides used to grown the fruit from entering air, soil, and water. For example, chlorpyrifos exposure (a pesticide used in oranges) appeared in some California residents with nearly 3 times the amount considered safe by the CDC -- even if they didn't work or live near the fields.

If personal health is your priority but budgets are tight, then use the "dirty dozen" as a guide for choosing when to get organic and when not to. Oranges, for example, have a relatively low pesticide load, whereas apples have one of the highest loads.

How to: DEPRECATED: Buy organic juice this week

Organic apple juice is increasingly available at mass retailers and conventional markets. Natural-food markets offer private-label organic options of most major juices as well as major brands, including Organic Valley, Uncle Matt's, Apple & Eve, and Lakewood.

Keep in mind that "Natural" does not mean "Organic". If you want pesticide-free, then organic is the only audited/certified choice.