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Organic vs Inorganichome > nutrition > organic vs inorganicToday's markets offer shoppers a couple different options in the produce aisles to choose from than have previously been available. Most shoppers have to make decisions based upon financial constraints and must have to ask themselves if it is worth it to shell out more for a product that looks very similar to a much cheaper product sitting right next to it. 
The real question of value in the organic debate is the difference between short term monetary conservation and long term physical health. The invisible variable that shoppers can not see when they pick one produce over another for the sake of price is the health of the product itself.
Food that is labeled and approved organic must be grown and maintained according to particularly strict guidelines. These guidelines stipulate that no toxic pesticides be used and no genetic modification of the product has taken place. What results is a product that is ultimately more sustaining and far less inhibiting than foods that have been immersed throughout their life in toxic substances. In a perfect world, all things being equal, completely healthy food options would be available all of the time. But in the reality of our consumer markets we can't always afford to make the healthiest choices. There are a few choices, however, that are better to make when purchasing organic foods. In the produce department strawberries, corn, bananas, apples, peaches, and green beans are most susceptible to pesticide contaminations and are best purchased organic. Commercial milk brands are increasingly using growth hormones to produce their products and should be avoided. With six to eleven servings of grains per day recommended there are risks of ingesting larger quantities of toxins with inorganic oats and grain products. And as babies are most susceptible of all to toxins of all types, baby food should be purchased in its organic form wherever possible. As consumers increasingly reach for organic foods the demand will bring up the supply and ultimately the costs should come down. But in the meantime purchasing the more toxin susceptible foods organically will begin to reverse the trend of expensive organic options. More organic and other food resources: |
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