| Did you know that the vegetables and fruits you | | | | Taking daily vitamins can replenish your body with |
| buy might not have the amounts of minerals and | | | | enough nutrition and make up for a lot of food |
| vegetables you think? All of us are concerned | | | | deficits. Vitamins are safe to consume and can be |
| about getting the proper nutrition from the fruits, | | | | relatively cheap. Remember to choose vitamins |
| vegetables and other food we eat. Most of us do | | | | made from natural products and contain no |
| our food shopping at our local grocery stores and | | | | artificial preservatives or additives. |
| we think we are getting the proper nutrition we | | | | The best option is to consume organically grown |
| need from the foods we buy. | | | | food, especially fruits and vegetables. Organic |
| Due to increased demand and economic reasons | | | | farmers have made a commitment to care for |
| much of the food we get from farms is | | | | the environment and don't use chemical fertilizers, |
| harvested without giving the land time to rest. | | | | or any other harmful chemicals. Organic farmers |
| Eventually they exhaust the soil and land loses the | | | | rotate the land to ensure that the food we eat |
| mineral quality it once had. Meaning no nutrients to | | | | contains an adequate amount of nutrition. |
| pass on to the food we eat! | | | | Organic grown foods are often high in vitamins, |
| So what have farmers done to make up for the | | | | minerals and antioxidants, meaning more nutrition |
| lack of nutrition in the food they grow? Farmers | | | | for you and your family. The increased nutrition to |
| began to use chemical fertilizers. On the surface | | | | our bodies often results in decreases in illnesses |
| these items look wonderful, they appear to be | | | | such as cancer and heart diseases. Organic foods |
| bright beautiful crops. But these chemical fertilizers | | | | are not just healthy they taste great and will stay |
| can not make up for the lack of nutrition to these | | | | fresh longer than regular food. |
| crops. | | | | Whatever you choose to do you need to be |
| If facts are to be believed, now you would have | | | | aware of the nutrition information in the food you |
| to eat eight oranges to get the daily dose needed | | | | eat. Vitamin pills and eating organic food can both |
| for Vitamin C! So what can you do to get the | | | | increase our daily intake of nutrients. Remember |
| proper amount of nutrition from food? There are | | | | to be an informed consumer and choose your |
| several things you can do to ensure you get the | | | | food choices carefully to make sure your family |
| proper amount of nutrition your body needs. | | | | gets the nutrition they need. |