I saw this in Better Homes and Gardens (July 2007). It's a list of ingredients that you can mix & match to make a variety of different fruit Smoothies.

Wondering when certain fruits and vegetables are in season?...

I've written about this before... which foods you should buy "organic" vs which are okay to buy "regular" (...because they aren't as likely to be loaded with pesticides).

But now I found the official study behind those reports, and I've been hearing a lot about this in the news lately. Thought some of you might be interested in seeing this too...

Yeah, we're at it again... though I'm not sure we have near enough willpower to stick with it this time.

For the record, here's how we did last time.

Jim travels A LOT, and neither of us takes the time to cook these days. So sticking to a 100% Atkins-friendly diet is going to be quite difficult this go-around.

Nevertheless, we're bound & determined to give it a go & see what happens.

To help us enjoy the ride this time... we've found 10 snacks & desserts that make the "dieting" process a little bit easier and a whole lot more FUN!

In general, meat, milk and eggs are really worth buying organic," says Lisa Lee Freeman, editor in chief of Shop Smart magazine (published by Consumer Reports).

In addition, according to MSNBC's ConsumerMan, "Leafy greens and fruits and vegetables with a soft skin, such as strawberries, peaches, and raspberries, are more likely to contain pesticide residues and sometimes higher-risk pesticides. Fruits and vegetables with a thick skin that's not eaten, such as oranges, bananas, and pineapples, tend to have very few residues, if any.

Therefore, the most contaminated foods are the ones that should be bought organic, whenever possible.

For starters, to slash your pesticide ingestion, you'll want to choose fruits and vegetables on the following least-contaminated fruits & vegetables list... and avoid those on the most-contaminated fruits & vegetables list.

Here's a helpful guide...