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Organic Food Worth the Price?
posted by Annie B. Bond Jul 6, 2007 12:00 am
Phyllis, TN asks:
Annie: I believe in eating organic food but it is so expensive! Is spending the extra money really that critical?
Great question. I have always prioritized buying certain organic products,such as milk, especially in the winter when the
cost of organic food is much higher than conventional. We also have a great list on Care2 of thetop 10 foods that are the most important
to eat organically, which shows you when you should splurge and when it might be less urgent. But two new studies just came out that make me
want to recommend that we all spend the extra money to eat organic food whenever we can. One shows that <a
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href="http://www.care2.com/news/member/204426917/416510" mce_href="http://www.care2.com/news/member/204426917/416510">organic food is better for the heart, and the other that <a
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href="http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/newscience/2007/2007-0706saldanaetal.html" mce_href="http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/newscience/2007/2007-0706saldanaetal.html">women who used pesticides
in their early pregnancies had a higher rate of gestational diabetes, suggesting that pesticides affect glucose metabolism.
And, of course, organic farms are far and away the most caretaking of the
environment--everything we can do to support them the better.
Annie B.
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add your comment »Hi Janet - You might be thinking about the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org) - they have a cosmetic safety database that scores a wide range of personal care products based on the safety of their ingredients, and lists those ingredients and what health dangers they may pose: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1
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My local chain market has now set aside an aisle in the produce section , calling it organic alley. Their prices are lower than whole foods and the weekly flyer now displays the organics on sale. This makes my life so much simpler!!
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I've seen the organic food list but, if I were a milk drinker in any volume- milk would be THEE food I would try to do organically. One of the national chain stores in our area is now offering their name brand dairy products with reduced chemicals; I don't think they are doing so in all markets.
It is easier and cheaper to eat organic produce if you live in a market in which it is being actively marketed and sold. Even so, you must live in an area, typically a more economically advantaged one, where it is stocked. That said, at least in our area, it pays to look at the organic produce section as often it is put on sale if/as it is going bad; sometimes it is cheaper than the "regular" produce. Also in our area, some of the stores have "green produce" which is not organic but, is touted to have been grown/tested with fewer chemicals.
In our area, we have a fair number of farmer's markets and even a few produce stands operated by the farmer's themselves. This produce is not formally organic but, is often grown relatively organically. At minimum it does not contain the shipping, import, and storage chemicals that even the organic produce can contain.
Our state has some regs about chemicals and chickens; I pay the slightly extra price for the locally grown. Often, I can get it on super sale for less than the other at regular or regular priced sale. You can see the difference in the color and texture of the fat, and the color of the meat.
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how can i make money
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In the last newsletter I received, you had a link to a site in which you could put in the name of a cosmetic,shave cream,eyedrops,etc. & it would give the product a number and tell you how dangerous the product is and why. What is this website??
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With all the benefits of buying hybrid vehicles, I have one question:
What is the footprint of the special made engine (hybrid) vs. the gas version of the same vehicle? Example: Ford Escape.
Thanks.
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hi Annie,
How can i make my cheeks fat....?
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I am making some simmering potpourri and would like to know if there are any potpourri ingredients that should not be used for the simmering potpourri? Thank you Linda K
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Dear Kathleen, Pls do not be misled by other people's foolish propaganda. Think of how many animals, domestic and wild, live somewhere near you, that you see every now and then. Then think of the number of motor vehicles that pass your door each day. Work it out for yourself.
There seems to be an active anti-natural-food-production lobby that feels able to slander "the Salt of the Earth" at will. But the Salt of the Earth folk are rarely able to hit back because they are hard at work on the land.
Let's not lose sight of the good guys.
The numbers concerning animals and cars have been circulated deliberately inaccurately. I can imagine only that someone plans to profit from that.
Sadly, there seems to be only one lobby in the frame.
Perhaps most important is that we talk squarely to each other, declare our interests and self-interests, and try to avoid prejudice.
Our mission must be to create and leave happy and healthy environments for our children and grand-children.
Let's get to it. LM.
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Annie,
How do I get my company listed on Annie's Marketplace? We have all natural solutions for people, pets and planet and we would love to become one of your recommended vendors. www.earthsbalance.com Thanks, Leo Malantis
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