| You too can make smarter choices in the food | | | | and many baby foods. |
| you buy. Organically grown foods have been | | | | 4. What Does Organic Mean? |
| increasing in popularity as people are choosing to | | | | Being organic is referring to the way the |
| live a smarter and healthier lifestyle. Organic | | | | agricultural products of fiber and food are |
| farmers around the world are doing their part in | | | | processed and grown. The ecological system |
| preserving the quality of our ecosystem and to | | | | heavily relies on the rich soil to produce plants |
| improve our health by growing food the way | | | | strong enough to withstand diseases and other |
| nature intended. Organically grown food gives us a | | | | pests. Organic farming means that the use of any |
| naturally healthy and purely delicious food that is | | | | chemicals and toxins are prohibited and work only |
| completely free of harmful chemicals and | | | | in favor of the earth friendly habits that work |
| pesticides. Most foods contain a high level of | | | | with nature. In livestock, preventative measures |
| pesticides that can be more harmful that | | | | are taken to keep the animals productive and |
| organically grown foods. | | | | healthy because the use of antibiotics is forbidden. |
| 1. The Five Reasons | | | | Genetically modified organisms are also strictly |
| - Organic foods are free of additives and | | | | prohibited in the organic production. |
| preservatives and therefore taste more delicious | | | | 5. The Three Categories |
| and pure. | | | | 100% Organic |
| - Buying organic foods helps to reduce the | | | | Means the food item is made purely and 100% of |
| dependence on all the non-renewable resources. | | | | organic ingredients. |
| - The organic food industry promotes healthy | | | | Organic Made |
| farmland and supports those small family owned | | | | Means the food item is made of at least 95% |
| farms that produce the organic food. | | | | organic ingredients with the remaining 5% heavily |
| - Growing organic foods help to keep chemicals | | | | restricted and with no genetically modified |
| out of the water supplies and help protect the | | | | organisms. |
| farmers and other workers from having contact | | | | Made With Organic Ingredients |
| with harmful chemicals and pesticides. | | | | The food you choose can be made with |
| - Organically grown food is exceedingly safe for | | | | ingredients containing no lesser than 70% of |
| children because it is free from harmful pesticides. | | | | organic ingredients with the remaining 30% heavily |
| 2. Consider The Organic Alternitive | | | | restricted and no genetically modified organisms. |
| Next time youre shopping for groceries, think | | | | 6. USDA Standards |
| about how buying organically grown food can | | | | The USDA has set strict regulations when labeling |
| benefit you and your family. Think about choosing | | | | organic foods. An organic food must contain at |
| a food that was grown as nature intended, | | | | least 95% of organic ingredients in order for it to |
| compared to one that had frequently been | | | | be labeled as Ã˙organic.Ã˘ |
| covered with poisonous pesticides and other | | | | Any foods that have less than 70% of organic |
| chemicals. Would you buy food knowing that it | | | | ingredients can not make any claims on the front |
| had once been saturated with harmful chemicals? | | | | of the package that it is organic in any way, but |
| At one point in time, that was something you | | | | may list the specific organically grown ingredients |
| never would have thought about, but now today | | | | on the side panel. |
| in the information age, people are more aware of | | | | Price is the main bargaining issue when considering |
| what they are putting into their bodies. Now | | | | foods. Eating healthier is sometimes more |
| people are aware of how food is grown and | | | | expensive than the chemically treated foods. Of |
| produced and now people have a choice. | | | | course, as the organic food industry is steadily |
| 3. Organic Foods List | | | | rising as the varieties and availabilities are |
| Some great organically grown foods to buy are | | | | increasing, the prices are becoming more |
| apples, grapes (imported), nectarines, pears, | | | | competitive and more appealing. Consider the real |
| peaches, red raspberries, strawberries, bell | | | | importance of staying healthy, it shouldn't have to |
| peppers, celery, potatoes and spinach. There are | | | | cost a ton either, find a local grower or a good |
| even many other foods coming to market as | | | | organic place and they will offer a competitive |
| organic foods such as eggs, cheese, yogurt, ice | | | | offer. |
| cream, milk, juice, bread, soup, meat, nuts, pasta | | | | |