Where to Find Organic Foods to Buy – A Brief Guide

If you wish to free yourself from eating food which has been sprayed with pesticides, the earlier you switch to organic food the better. If you have young children this will be even more beneficial to them to eat organic foods too. The earlier that you start the better.

Although it has not yet been scientifically proved, eating food free of chemicals has got to be an option to seriously consider.Organic food are now more easily obtainable through many different outlets. Many farmers sell organic fruit and vegetables. By doing a search on the Internet you will immediately be able to find suppliers of many different types of organic food in many different countries. Supermarkets sell organic fruit and vegetables and other organic produce.

When shopping for organic requirements whether in stores, with farmers or online,always ensure that the products are certified organic. Preferably labeled as such. In the USA it is illegal for a manufacturer to claim their products are organic if this is not so.

For those who may wish to only shop locally for baby organic food the choice of organic produce could be mainly with your local supermarket. It may well be that you will also need to look for a local store which specializes in selling only organic food. This could be more expensive than the supermarket. Read the rest of this entry »

Organic Food – Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Buy Organic Food

I have been to the grocery store and compared a bag of regular apples for $.99 per pound, to organic apples which cost $2.20 per pound. Is organic worth the extra cost? To answer this, we have to first clarify what “organic” means. Organic food is produced by farmers who avoid the use of bio-persistent non-selective chemical pesticides, fungicides and fertilizers. In other words, organic is grown naturally without the use of toxins. Here are the top ten advantages:

1) No pesticides – Organic food is grown and produced without the use of synthetic pesticides, which have been linked to health concerns like cancers and to neuro-behavioral effects including ADHD and autism in children.

2) Natural and unprocessed – Organic foods are produced without the use of antibiotics and synthetic hormones. Studies have shown that overuse of antibiotics in agriculture can build up the antibiotic-resistant bacteria in your body. If you get sick later on and need to take antibiotics, you may be resistant or even allergic, which puts you in a very dangerous position.

3) Safer – Organic foods are much safer for babies, young children, and pregnant and breastfeeding women. They have no artificial coloring, preservatives and are certified by organic food standards. This gives peace of mind to parents who were concerned about the health risks of feeding children chemically modified food.

4) Tastes better – Science has now proven what many people have known all along – that organic foods, especially fruit and vegetables, taste much fresher and flavorful than conventional food. Researchers at Washington State University have conducted lab taste trials which show that organic berries were consistently judged as sweeter.

5) GM free – Organic and all-natural processed foods contain no artificial ingredients including coloring and preservatives, some of which have been linked to behavior problems in children.

6) Healthier – Organic foods pack in more nutrients per serving. New research verifies that some organic produce is lower in nitrates and higher in antioxidants than conventional food. Read the rest of this entry »

How To Get Your Children Eating Healthy Food

Getting your children eating healthy food can sometimes seem to be a struggle. They see so much junk advertised on television that they think it’s normal to eat it.

Sugar gets everywhere and is probably one of the things that you consider when you’re looking at the ingredient of the food you serve to your children.

For instance, sugared water – also known as Cola – isn’t a drink that you’d normally make at home. If you were making a cup of coffee of tea, it’s highly unlikely that you’d add 7 teaspoons of sugar to it. Yet, if you are buying a commercially produced, non-diet, soft drink that’s the quantity of sugar you’d get per can.

So how do you start your children eating healthy food?

Start with weaning them off added-sugar drinks. Diet drinks have their own issues, so the ideal drink is water. Failing that, try a freshly squeezed fruit juice. Even this small change, from a high sugar added soft drink at the burger bar to water or orange juice can be a good start. After all, no matter how hard you try to get your children eating healthy food, there will still be times when they end up at a burger bar or a pizza restaurant. Read the rest of this entry »