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I try to buy organic when available..sm

Posted By: nn on 2007-04-23
In Reply to: What are your thoughts on organic foods? - sm.

because personally I do not like all the additives to nonorganic foods, like hormones, etc. I do believe it is those types of things that are making america obese. but that is just my opinion and I don't want to start anything. I don't like the pesticides either. Organic foods may be expensive, but they sure taste better too. To me, the added cost is worth it. Organic does not mean fewer calories so if dieting, still watch the labels. They are just more natural unaltered foods. JMO


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We do buy some organic
and I know they cost more but hubby who does the cooking just seems to like these more than some food items you get. He even buys organic chicken, that is most of our meat supply. Red meat right now is getting a really bad wrap. I love steaks, hardly eat anymore and an occasional pork chop, same here. Vegetables and fruits he buys organic also.
Actually raw/organic/natural is the best
But you do have to watch where the ingredients come from because like one of the posters said they can contract parasites just like humans could if they have bad meat. I've attached a link. I think if you start pets at a young age they will take to the raw food diet, but trying to start an adult cat is difficult.

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/rawpetfood.html
We try to buy organic and in fact
going to the local farmer's market today- we buy chicken like that and also hubs likes to get vegetables and fruits like that also. You are right though- the only way is doing your own farming or knowing where they sell organic.
Do you buy organic food
I have noticed more and more the areas in grocery stores set aside for "organics". They are priced out of reach for so many of us. Do you buy them?
What are your thoughts on organic foods?
Do you try to buy them wherever possible, or only if you happen to pick them up in error? If you intentionally buy them, why? Do they taste better, are they better for you, do you believe you're helping the environment?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/04/13/cl.organics/index.html

Organic vs. conventional: What do experts say?




By Amy Spindler
CookingLight.com


The organic market is growing at a steady pace of nearly 20 percent annually, and that translates into organic alternatives in nearly every grocery aisle -- from snack foods to frozen meals to baked goods. "Everyone wants to be healthy and these foods convey an aura of health," says Marion Nestle, Ph.D., professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University and author of "What to Eat." Here, experts compare some of the benefits and drawbacks of going organic.

Are organic products more nutritious?
A few small studies have shown that some organic foods contain higher nutrient levels than conventional ones. For example, a recent study showed that organic ketchup had 57 percent more of the antioxidant lycopene than regular ketchup. But the wholesale claim that organics are more nutritious than conventional is ahead of the science. "More research is needed before it can be stated that organic foods provide more nutritional value," says Connie Diekman, M.Ed., R.D., director of university nutrition at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Organic foods may have other benefits, though. Charles Benbrook, Ph.D., chief scientist at The Organic Center, asserts that some organic products are less processed, which means they may contain fewer chemically adulterated ingredients (think hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, and preservatives).

Bottom line: "Read labels and look at each product in its own right," Benbrook says. An organic potato chip may contain as many calories and saturated fat grams as a conventional chip. "The price premiums associated with processed organic food are not as great as the premiums charged for organic whole foods," Benbrook says.

Are organic products healthier for the environment?
What's best for the environment is hotly debated among experts. "There is no scientifically accepted evidence that organic foods are better for the environment. Organic production allows natural pesticides, which can be toxic to humans and wildlife," says Alan McHughen, Ph.D., professor of botany and plant sciences at the University of California, Riverside. Organic fertilizers may also contain harmful bacteria, such as E. coli. Plus, organic farming yields only 75 to 90 percent of the crop of conventional systems, meaning that more land must be planted in order to have an equal return.

Organic advocates counter that chemicals used in conventional farming spread far beyond the fields where they are applied and have unintended consequences. "Synthetic pesticides have been linked to developmental and neurological problems," Benbrook says. "Organics eliminate synthetic pesticides and the damage they do to farmers, land, and drinking water."

Organic regulations also prohibit the use of genetic modification -- another thorny issue with as-yet unclear implications for the environment.

Bottom line: Focus on foods' benefit to your immediate environmen -- i.e. your body -- first. "A good diet means variety, balance, and moderation, regardless of the farming method that produced the food," McHughen says.

Do you purchase only organic food for yourself? Just
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I look at food labels, not organic/nonorganic. (SM)

To my family, the price is a concern.  However, when we can, we like food out of our little garden best.


We serve nutritious foods with what we can provide.  This week we ate strawberries and canteloupe because they were on sale.  We've been using bell peppers in about everything for the same reason.  However, next week might be broccoli everything.  We are big bean eaters around here; they're cheap, nutritious, and good.  Only Cargill a couple blocks away from here smells worse than us.


I don't really buy into the organic hype, but I've bought organic things, usually if they were cheap.  I could read studies until I'm blue in the face about how the pesticides will give me hemorrhoids and foot fungus and whatever the study is about; I revel in the thought that my chance of death is eventually 100%.


Don't mind my ramble.  Thank you for the article, though.  I found it informative.


I visit a market with the organic food
but knowing the problem with the connection with chicken and the bad feed, was asking DH tonight about the chicken purchase when he showed me the signs, all natural, no addictives, no hormones, etc. This is a wonderful world market in Decatur, Georgia and they have everything. I love seeing all those things that I never eat and would not know how to prepare from other countries, noticed the Chinese okra tonight and it was huge, always a treat just to look as we shop.
I buy organic catnip (right in my grocery store) and
take a big pinch of it, rub it between your fingers hard to release the fragrance, then rub it right into the post - rub in your case. The fresher, the better. I've never known a cat not to eat it.
Most larger wine stores have a whole organic/vegetarian section of wines. Good stuff! nm
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