This Nutritious Veggie Has Been Ranked One Of The Least Likely To Have Pesticides

It's that time of year—the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists are officially out. The Dirty Dozen names the top produce items most likely to have pesticides, while the Clean 15—you guessed it—are the fruits and veggies least likely to contain pesticides.

Along with mangoes and watermelon, sweet potatoes were the third addition to the Clean 15 this year, and the only vegetable at that. As the EWG explains, broccoli, cauliflower, and eggplant were taken off the Clean 15, making room for three more additions.

If you needed another reason to eat sweet potatoes, the fact that they're now on the Clean 15 is definitely a plus. After all, there may be a number of health benefits to limiting pesticide exposure, and eating food grown with fewer pesticides tends to be best from a farmer's safety and environmental perspective.

Plus, sweet potatoes are loaded with antioxidants and nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium. They're also rich in fiber, which is excellent for digestion.