Saturday, July 31, 2010

I am trying to switch to organic food any advice or tips on doing that?

Like what foods should I still buy that are conventional foods or what foods I should absolutely buy organicaly.I am trying to switch to organic food any advice or tips on doing that?
Do a search on google in your country, as some foods are sprayed heavier than others.





For example this website:





http://www.foodnews.org/





Things like celery, strawberries, spinach are heavily sprayed, so as a result, I always buy these organic.





So try to buy certified organic or certified biodynamic for the heavily sprayed fruit and veggies.





And conventional for all the rest.





However, if you can afford 100% organic and have access to it on a regular basis, then go for 100%.





You will have to experiment with your own personal tastes (i.e.) I absolutely hate the taste of conventional avocados BUT I absolutely love the taste of organic avocados. So you may find things that you must have organic no-matter-what!





http://www.macrowholefoods.com.au/news.p鈥?/a>





Are you able to grow things in your garden at home, or even in pots on your balcony? Organic wheatgrass is easy to grow at home. Organic chickpeas are easy to sprout at home. Potatoes and pumpkins are easy and cheap to grow organically at home, so are herbs and tomatoes. And these will help to supplement your diet and be cheaper sources of food.





When buying organic dried food, just check the sugar content. Just because something is organic, it may still be packed with organic sugar and so may not be classed as healthy.





When buying organic ALWAYS make sure you are buying certified produce. Many companies (especially in the cosmetic industry) proclaim ';organic'; on the label but the product is anything but.





http://www.australianorganic.com.au/inde鈥?/a>





Also check out organic wholesalers, some will sell to the public if you buy in bulk. You could always set up a community co-op, so you can buy in bulk cheaply and share it with neighbours / family in the co-op.





.I am trying to switch to organic food any advice or tips on doing that?
Whole Foods Grocery stores are amazing. Everything is organic and oh so tasty...they even have organic gummy bears that are so amazing! I'm not sure where you're from but they're quite common around the Washington DC area. However, buying organic is generally a lot more expensive. One example I can think of is bananas normally they're like $1.32 at Costco for a bunch (8), but at Whole Foods I've paid around 99 cents/lb.





For my hubby and I, were mainly buy organic produce and milk. However, when we start having kids, we plan on going all organic for them.





Good luck!
you should buy all organic but if you are just starting out, try to buy all your fruits and veggies organic. basically, the thinner the skin (tomatoes, peaches, nectarines, berries) is a def organic purchase. thicker (watermelon, oranges) don't necessarily have to be. this is due to pestiside absorption and what not.
I assume you're talking about produce. The conventional items most to be avoided are the ones with the thinnest skins, and ones where the skin will be eaten: berries, apples, peaches, pears, plums, tomatoes, etc. since pesticides soak through the skins and into the flesh.
Amongst some other suggestions here: grow your own! Even if you're limited on space, there is still produce that you can grow in window boxes and the like. And you can do so without using any chemicals, pesticides and the like. Worth looking into.

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