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"PinterestFacebookDo you ever have an inner battle with yourself in the produce aisle that sounds like this: &amp;quot;You should buy the organic tomatoes! No, wait--they cost $3 more per pound than these others.&amp;quot; It&amp;#39;s true, organic isn&amp;#39;t cheap--especially when it comes to fresh produce. If you can&amp;#39;t afford it, try this expert trick...\n****We already know the fruits and veggies we should be buying organic. Some foods frequently appear on the &amp;quot;dirty dozen&amp;quot; lists because of their high levels of harmful pesticides. Read this very informative Glamour piece about which foods women should try to buy organic.\nBut, when you just can&amp;#39;t afford it, here&amp;#39;s what to do: Body by Glamour nutritionist Rachel Beller told me about a fantastic tip that can help reduce your intake of pesticides when eating conventional (non-organic produce). Here&amp;#39;s what you do: Wash your fruits and veggies well, of course (and don&amp;#39;t be afraid to use a little mild soap and warm water, even). But, here&amp;#39;s the interesting trick: Rachel says most of the pesticide residue is often concentrated at the top of the fruit or veggie, where the stem is. So, if you&amp;#39;re eating an apple, for example, just slice off the top section, or cut around the core a bit and discard. Same thing goes with eggplant, peppers, etc.\nDo you try to buy organic, or do you often just give in to more affordable conventional veggies and fruits?\nMore from Vitamin G:\nDo you have organic fatigue?\nTry this kind-of-odd skinny salad trick!\nPhoto: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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