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5
Reasons You Should Buy
Organically Grown Foods
Nowadays many people are decidedly making
smarter choices when purchasing food for themselves or their
family. Organically grown foods have been increasing in popularity
as people are choosing to live a smarter and healthier lifestyle.
Organic farmers around the world are doing their part in preserving
the quality of our ecosystem and to improve our health by growing
food the way nature intended. Organically grown food
gives us a naturally healthy and purely delicious food that
is completely
free of harmful chemicals and pesticides. Conventionally grown
foods tend to carry a heavier load of pesticide than the organically
grown food and these can be very harmful.
Here are five
reasons why you should choose to buy organically
grown foods.
- Organic foods are free of additives and preservatives and
therefore taste more delicious and pure.
- Buying organic foods helps to reduce the dependence on all
the non-renewable resources.
- The organic food industry promotes healthy farmland and supports
those small family owned farms that produce the organic food.
- Growing organic foods help to keep chemicals out of the water
supplies and help protect the farmers and other workers from
having contact with harmful chemicals and pesticides.
- Organically grown food is exceedingly safe for children because
it is free from harmful pesticides.
Next time you’re shopping for groceries, think about how buying
organically grown food can benefit you and your family. Think
about choosing a food that was grown as nature intended, compared
to one that had frequently been covered with poisonous pesticides
and other chemicals. Would you buy food knowing that
it had once been saturated with harmful chemicals? At one point in
time, that was something you never would have thought about,
but now today in the information age, people are more aware
of what they are putting into their bodies. Now people are
aware of how food is grown and produced and now people have
a choice.
Some
great organically grown foods to buy are apples, grapes
(imported), nectarines, pears, peaches, red raspberries, strawberries,
bell peppers, celery, potatoes and spinach. There are even
many other foods coming to market as organic foods such as
eggs, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, milk, juice, bread, soup,
meat, nuts, pasta and many baby foods.
Being organic is referring to the way the agricultural products
of fiber and food are processed and grown. The ecological system
heavily relies on the rich soil to produce plants strong enough
to withstand diseases and other pests. Organic farming means
that the use of any chemicals and toxins are prohibited and
work only in favor of the earth friendly habits that work with
nature. In livestock, preventative measures are taken to keep
the animals productive and healthy because the use of antibiotics
is forbidden. Genetically modified organisms are also strictly
prohibited in the organic production.
Only three categories are allowed by the USDA when labeling
organic foods:
100%
Organic - Means the food item is made purely and 100%
of organic ingredients.
Organic
Made - Means the food item is made of at least 95%
organic ingredients with the remaining 5% heavily restricted
and with no genetically modified organisms.
Made
With Organic Ingredients - Means the food item is made
of no lesser than 70% of organic ingredients with the remaining
30% heavily restricted and with no genetically modified organisms.
The USDA has set strict regulations when labeling organic
foods. An organic food must contain at least 95% of organic
ingredients in order for it to be labeled as “organic.” Any
foods that have less than 70% of organic ingredients can not
make any claims on the front of the package that it is organic
in any way, but may list the specific organically grown ingredients
on the side panel.
The primary barrier to most consumers of buying organically
grown foods is the price. Eating healthier is sometimes more
expensive than the chemically treated foods. However, as the
organic food industry is steadily rising as the varieties and
availabilities are increasing, the prices are becoming more
competitive and more appealing. We all owe it to ourselves
and our families to stay healthy by eating healthy, and it
should not have to cost you an arm and a leg to do so. # # # # #
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