Apr

14

You Are What You Eat

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Before my son was born, you’d be hard pressed to find me eating anything organic. I ate somewhat healthy before and during my pregnancy, but I wasn’t without my occasional indulgences. Eating out on weekends, candy binges. In fact, I was kind of anti organic. Always feeling like I’m getting screwed somehow, I thought it was a ploy by the grocery store to charge me more money for vegetables.

I’m constantly driving my husband nuts with organic foods. For a long time, he didn’t see the difference. We started buying locally raised beef, while not all organic, are grass fed and raised without hormones. He started to understand that not all foods are created equal. And then I forwarded him the article about the largest national beef recall, and he was instantly relieved that we ate locally raised beef.

There’s no doubt that eating organic is better for you. Eating foods that are produced with pesticides and hormones can cause long term health problems.

But eating organic is expensive, you say. Yes, it is, but you can choose what’s better for you, via a great guide from the Environmental Working Group with a list of the top 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides. The full list of 43 fruits and veggies is available here. When looking for things like beef, poultry and eggs, try to stay local. Not only are a lot of local farms hormone free (and possibly organic), but because they’re local, you’re putting more money back into your local community, instead of into the pockets of a large corporate grocery store. You can find local farms through sites like local harvest.

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Posted by: Statia on April 14, 2008
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3 Responses to “You Are What You Eat”

  1. Krista H on April 14th, 2008 2:19 pm

    I felt exactly the same way about organic foods until I had my son last Sept. Now I regret not eating organics during my pregnancy or earlier. Having children really put things into perspective. Unfortunately where I live I found the quality & selection is not ideal. However, I am keeping the course cause I know eventually the demand for better quality & selection of organic food will rise and eventually be meet where I live.

  2. Annie on April 15th, 2008 12:38 am

    I agree with Krista… being pregnant and having kids changes your outlook on things like chemicals. While pregnant or breastfeeding, every single thing I put in my body has the potential of going into my daughter. Makes me almost want to put down my Diet Coke. Almost. ;-)

  3. Kathy on April 15th, 2008 4:21 pm

    I’m still waiting for Organic Oreo Cakesters.

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