10 Organic Foods That Are Worth the Money

Plus: tips on what to do if you don't go the organic route.

Apples

A is for apple―and a lot of pesticides. According to the Food and Drug Administration, more pesticides (a whopping 36) are found on apples than on any other fruit or vegetable. In one test, as many as seven chemicals were detected on a single apple.
 No organic? Peel your apples. And look for apples from New Zealand (it's noted on the little produce stickers), which are treated with half as many pesticides as those grown Stateside.
 
 Recipes to try:
 

• Upside-Down Apple Polenta Cake
• Apple Blintz Pancakes
• Spinach, Apple, and Walnut Salad