| With people becoming more health conscious in | | | | get better tasting gravies as well. |
| recent years we are seeing a dramatic increase in | | | | It only makes sense that food grown in good soil, |
| the availability of organic foods. It's apparent there | | | | ripened naturally by the sun, will be both tastier |
| is increasing demand for these products as wider | | | | and healthier rather than non organics grown with |
| selections and more shelf space is being taken up | | | | chemicals and preservatives for longer shelf life |
| in mainstream grocery stores for organics. In | | | | and for storage. But the only way you can make |
| addition the number of health food stores | | | | this determination is to try it for yourself! |
| continues to increase. | | | | Eating organic food is good for for the |
| Does it really make a difference to eat organic | | | | environment. This takes farming back to basics, |
| food? I believe so and will explain the reasons | | | | the way it was years ago. This means healthy |
| why. | | | | food without the harmful pesticides. Organic |
| The main reason is organic food is totally free of | | | | practices generally mean growing food in harmony |
| pesticides, harmful additives, hormones and | | | | with nature. This type of farming ensures there |
| antibiotics. It also avoids the use of artificial flavors | | | | will be no pollution from sprays, and less |
| and additives. | | | | dangerous waste, in addition to having well |
| Additives can affect the taste, color and aroma | | | | balanced soil. So it is better for our water supply |
| of foods. | | | | and our air. |
| Animals are routinely fed antibiotics and hormones | | | | Organic food is particularly good for babies and |
| and this in turn ends up in the meat and on our | | | | young children whose immune systems are not |
| dinner table. The rationale behind this is that it | | | | yet mature. There is a wide range of organics in |
| speeds up animal growth. While this may be true, | | | | many grocery stores now, and of course, there |
| with people becoming more antibiotic resistant do | | | | is the option of homemade. |
| we really need to have it end up in in our food? | | | | It is clear that more and more people are |
| Pesticides may not be as much of a concern on a | | | | switching to organic food, as sales have been |
| fruit like a banana, with a heavy peel that is | | | | steadily increasing and the selection continues to |
| discarded, but it can be much more difficult to | | | | grow. |
| eliminate all traces of pesticides on fruits like | | | | Once you try organics you may find you would |
| strawberries, apples and blueberries. | | | | never go back. It's certainly been true in my case. |
| Does organic food taste better? That obviously | | | | It's a smart health choice to make and better for |
| depends on the individual, but I think it does. I | | | | our world as well. |
| particularly notice a difference in the meat, and | | | | |