| Having spent most of my life living off of junk | | | | conventional produce has. And with so little |
| food, I was pretty shocked when I started | | | | research available on this subject, who know how |
| learning about what goes into the produce we | | | | many other ways conventional produce is |
| consume every day from the grocery store. | | | | damaging to our health. How many other ways |
| Most of the produce you would buy at the | | | | could organic food be better for us? |
| grocery store has been genetically modified to be | | | | If you don't believe it, try it. When I first began |
| more appealing to the customer. But, evidence | | | | learning about organic food and the differences |
| suggests that genetically modified food can be | | | | between it and conventional food, I went to a |
| harmful to your health. There are very few | | | | health food store and bought a bunch or organic |
| regulations on genetically modified food, and there | | | | produce. I couldn't believe the difference in taste. |
| aren't any long term studies on how they affect | | | | The tomatoes I had bought in the grocery store |
| human health. About 70% of the food you pick | | | | had very little flavor and could only be used as an |
| up at the grocery has been genetically modified. | | | | ingredient in a dish, definitely not something you |
| Also, there are many types of insecticides used | | | | would want to eat plain. But, the organic |
| on produce, that are potentially harmful to your | | | | tomatoes I bought, I found myself just sitting |
| health. Farmers, nowadays, do not use the proper | | | | down and eating plain. They actually had a garden |
| crop rotation when growing their produce. Crop | | | | fresh flavor to them. Usually when I would buy |
| rotation means: The successive planting of | | | | fruit, it would sit and rot on the table until I threw |
| different crops on the same land to improve soil | | | | it away. It just never sounded good. Now, when I |
| fertility and help control insects and diseases. The | | | | buy organic fruit, I can hardly keep myself from |
| by-product of no crop rotation is that food in | | | | snacking on it all day. It just tastes so much |
| general is much less nutritious and raises a need | | | | better and healthier. |
| for more insecticides to be used. | | | | I have definitely noticed a difference in the way I |
| To avoid the health risks that can be associated | | | | feel after switching to eating mostly organic food. |
| with eating food that has been genetically | | | | I have more energy. I crave healthier food. I feel |
| modified, has been treated with pesticides and | | | | more satisfied when I eat. I don't crave junk food |
| does not use proper crop rotation, eat organic | | | | or sugary snacks anymore. I know other people |
| food. | | | | too, who have noticed the same effects from |
| Organic food has been proven to contain | | | | switching to an organic diet. |
| sometimes 2-3 times the nutrients that | | | | |