As a Transformational Nutrition Coach, I can guarantee that eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, healthy whole grains, and lean protein is good for you. But as you wander the aisles of your supermarket, checking out the fresh produce, meats, and dairy products for your healthy diet, you might wonder: Should you buy organic? Then you compare prices and ask yourself: Should I REALLY buy organic?
Whenever possible, the answer is YES.
And here are 3 very good reasons.
First: Organic crops must be produced without conventional pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, or ionizing radiation. This “stuff” for lack of a better term, can accumulate in the soil, in the water, and in your body (yikes!). Over the long term, even small doses of might add up to an increased health risks.
Second: Organic fruits and vegetables often taste more “farm fresh” because organic farms sell their products closer to the point of harvest. Less travel time means fresher produce and fresher usually means a more flavorful and nutrient rich product.
Third: Organically raised animals must be given organic feed and kept free of growth hormones and antibiotics. When you consider that you eat what the animals you eat eat (a little tongue twister there), hormone and antibiotic free food just makes sense.
Yes, organic food typically costs more, but it provides many health benefits such as fewer pesticides and a more environmentally friendly production.
If you don’t want to go all-organic, here are 14 foods that you really should use in organic form and 15 that are ok in non organic form. This information was provided by EWG.org
The Dirty Dozen (plus 2!)
The Clean Fifteen
