A visit to my local Whole Foods opened with islands of in-season berries and glistening fruits that greeted me, beckoning with bright colors and labels sprinkled with exclamation points. A traffic jam ensued, with kids in carts reaching for peaches and my husband knocking over the brussel sprouts still on the stem. I was drawn to the purple asparagus, but chose the common green variety after seeing the price. The bombardment of the word organic everywhere I looked led me to ask -

What's actually worth buying organic?

According to the Environmental Working Group, there are a few foods to really look out for, but there are definitely other fruits and veggies where the conventional version is just fine. Here's the top 10 produce items that are really susceptible to pesticides and you're better off buying organic:
  
        - peaches
        - apples
        - red bell peppers
        - celery
        - nectarines
        - strawberries
        - cherries
        - imported grapes
        - pears

No need to sneer at the conventional bananas, they're ok! Now all you have to worry about are all those honeybees getting disoriented and banana trees going sterile.