Is Organic Food Worth the Cost?
ORGANIC DOESN’T MEAN BEST
stated, “You can’t use organic as your sole criteria for judging nutritional quality.”
_____________________________ Write your name here and fax the completed puzzle to 860-533-0585, send it via empty delivery box or bring it to the shop and receive 10 percent off your next order . Limit one per customer. Expires May 31, 2019. Researchers collected 200 peer-reviewed studies, searching for any indication that organic foods offered more health benefits than conventional food. They came up short. There wasn’t even consistent data to prove that organic foods contained higher levels of vitamins and minerals. Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler, one of the researchers from Stanford, In the last few years, more people have realized the importance of eating healthier. This created a huge demand for “organic” food and the creation of the USDA Organic seal. In order to be certified organic, produce, meat or dairy products must do the following: ● Enhance soil and water quality ● Reduce pollution ● Provide safe, healthy livestock habitats ● Enable natural livestock behavior ● Promote a self-sustaining cycle of resources on a farm Considering all the work that goes into getting the organic label on a gallon of milk or some apples, organic food must be much be better for you, right? Maybe not. A 2012 study from Stanford University School of Medicine found a “definite lack of evidence” to support the claim that organic foods are healthier.
The environmental benefits of organic farming are as uncertain as the nutritional ones. Though organic crops don’t use synthetic pesticides, certain chemicals used in organic farming can be equally harmful to the environment. Organic farms also produce less food, which means they must take up more land and create more
carbon dioxide emissions in order to feed the same amount of people.
It’s like Dr. Smith-Spangler said, if you want to eat better, don’t let the organic seal make your meal decisions. It is far more important to select foods that offer high nutritional value. Regardless of whether or not they’re certified organic, lean meats or dark, leafy greens are better for your body than fried foods or corn chips.
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October Kitchen
graduated last year and works in the dairy industry in Indiana. Audriana picked a good one. They’re perfect together and they really adore each other. It’s crazy how time flies. I feel like we took Audriana up to the University of Connecticut just last week. Now she’s graduating from vet school, getting married and ready to start her life in full force.
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I honestly couldn’t be prouder of her. She’s so courageous and has accomplished so much already. Not
many people are that successful at a young age. I love her dearly. She’s a good kid and I’m proud to call myself her dad.
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P.S. Yes, I’m definitely going to cry at the wedding.
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