Does it need to be organic?

There's a whole lot of controversy and discussion about what "organic" really means and what you should be buying organic. I just wanted to pass on some information that I discovered over the years about the organic craze.

Not every fruit or food you buy needs to be organic. In some cases, you're paying more money for something organic that you don't need to be. Bananas, for instance. If you're worried about pesticides and eating them, organic bananas are not going to give you that much more protection. You will be peeling off the "skin" of the banana which is the most exposed part of the fruit, so you won't actually be eating the part of the fruit that benefits from it being organic. This article outlines the produce that you should be getting organically (hint - any fruit of which you would eat the skin).