| We have all heard that organic food is the | | | | garnish all sorts of fruits. The ugly truth is that |
| healthiest choice for kids because of their growing | | | | 99% of all peanut farms use fungicide to treat |
| bodies. Making the complete switch to Organic | | | | mold, a very common problem. By buying |
| may seem very costly, but there are a few | | | | organic peanut butter, you will steer clear of |
| items that are actually worth the higher price. | | | | digesting any of that! You don't have to go to |
| Especially in today's economy, providing healthy | | | | an organic supermarket; most conventional stores |
| food for your family is a huge expense, to say | | | | now carry it. Ketchup is also a staple in many |
| the least. Before you think that I have lost | | | | families. 75% of all tomato consumption is thru |
| my mind, listen up. Read on to find more | | | | paste, juice, processed tomatoes, and |
| about which organic foods to put on your next | | | | ketchup. Research shows that organic ketchup |
| grocery list. | | | | has double the antioxidants of conventional |
|  | | | | ketchup. Apples are the 2nd most commonly |
| Most organic produce does not make much of a | | | | consumed fruit after bananas and they are the |
| difference. Broccoli, asparagus, onions, peeled | | | | most pesticide contaminated fruit. |
| fruits - avocados, bananas, oranges, all have a low | | | | Â |
| level of pesticides compared to others.  | | | | My generation certainly was not given the choice |
| People who buy organic milk do so because of | | | | to "go organic."Â I had never even heard of the |
| the antibiotics, artificial hormones, and pesticides | | | | term organic until I started babysitting for some |
| used in the commercial dairy industry. | | | | family friends. I noticed the kitchen cabinets |
| Potatoes make up about 30% of Americans | | | | and refrigerator were always filled with foods with |
| overall vegetable diet. A recent study found | | | | very different packaging than I was accustomed |
| that they contain one of the highest pesticide | | | | to. It would be interesting to do a side by side |
| contents of all 43 fruits and vegetables tested. | | | | comparison between kids who grow up on organic |
| Â | | | | food and those who don't. |
| Peanut butter is another child favorite used to | | | | |