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In the one-less-thing-to-obsess-about department, the nonprofit health advocacy organization Environmental Working Group just released its annual Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce--and among the report's most notable takeaways is that we should be concerned about pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables, but not to the point that we stop eating these foods.

NPR's food blog, The Salt, talked to a food science expert who says there isn't much evidence that trace residues--which often show up on foods on EWG's signature "Dirty Dozen" list--are dangerous. For instance, just 1 of 744 apple samples tested had a pesticide residue level higher than the government limit, and most were far below the permissible level. (Check out the post to see other results, including for fruits and vegetables in baby foods).

Unsurprisingly, the guide says you'll lower your exposure to chemicals by eating organic produce--but with summer superfoods like blueberries and bell peppers (which, in their conventional versions, are both on the Dirty Dozen list) now in season, it's a relief to know it's better to eat them than to avoid them.

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