What Foods to Buy Organic

English: A sign warning about pesticide exposure. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here’s a great list from Mark Sisson of Mark’s Daily Apple explaining what foods one should buy as organic for a person on a Paleo/Primal diet.

Baby Foods – As babies are far more susceptible to pesticides, especially the endocrine disruptors.
Full-Fat Dairy – If your still eating dairy and it’s not coming from grass-fed cows, at least eat from organic dairy cows who must graze on pasture at least 30% of the time.
Beef – Organic meat cows must meet the same guidelines as organic dairy cows – pasture access during grazing season, 30% of calories from said pasture, and the feed will be neither genetically modified nor rich in pesticides.
Chicken – The biggest concern is that the fat-soluble pesticides used to produce chicken feed transfer quite well to the chicken tissues that we end up eating.
Eggs – The fat-soluble pesticides in chicken feed transfer to the egg yolks as well as the chicken tissues.
Leafy Greens – Surface area, surface area, surface area – that’s a lot of pesticide exposure, especially if you’re eating your leafy greens on a regular basis.
Berries – Not only are blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and other berries subjected to some of the heaviest pesticide loads, they’re also among the most antioxidant-rich of all fruits and vegetables.
Apples – They are officially the dirtiest fruits out there, according to the Dirty Dozen folks.
Anything on the Dirty Dozen that’s a staple – If your eating one any of the items regularly found on the Dirty Dozen list, it’s probably best to switch to organic.