Go Green or Bust? When to Buy Organic

Beans

Verdict: Be mainstream

If organic meat and chicken are too pricey, Newgent suggests veering toward a plant-based diet; nonorganic beans are way cheap, offering excellent protein and fiber bang for your buck -- two things most women don't get enough of. Buy them in a bag and soak them yourself to avoid a toxic chemical called Bisphenol A, or BPA, found in some can linings and linked to everything from cancer to infertility. (Or try beans from Eden Foods and Amy's Kitchen -- both brands use BPA-free cans.)