Organic Food Is It Worth It ??

[Unisol 12]

I would say not really.

 

I saw a documentary last year where 'experts' said that only around 3% of non-organic food had possible harmful chemicals. Well, not saturated fat etc but the carciogenic(sp?) stuff.

 

The main benefit, i assume, is that organic fruit/veg bought at the smaller stores (beanies etc) are fresher than either type bought in supermarkets.

 

We spend a small fortune on fruit/veg since we got our Juicer! Best invention EVER!

[lizzmobile 11]

I would say not really.

 

I saw a documentary last year where 'experts' said that only around 3% of non-organic food had possible harmful chemicals. Well, not saturated fat etc but the carciogenic(sp?) stuff.

Yes, of course, the experts, bribed by the petrochemical industry. That's not what the tests carried out by Friends of the Earth said (was that bad syntax? ).

 

We spend a small fortune on fruit/veg since we got our Juicer! Best invention EVER!

Too right! I've had my juicer for nearly 20 years now and the thing I use the most! YAY!

[kt530 10]

Organic Free Range Eggs - you can really taste the difference, and the yolks are much richer. I tend to buy organic chicken and some fruit and veg aswell, it does taste better.

 

But I agree, that many manufacturers of other products are just jumping on the organic bandwagon to justify charging up to 50% more.

[Guest]

...My view is that organic food is not a privilege, it is a right.

Well, it should be anyway .

 

To be honest, just getting some people to eat vegetables and fruit of any description would be a good start. I'm sure that if prices were equivalent, then most people would choose organic, simply from the perspective of minimising pesticide use.

 

All you can do is make an informed choice based on the information available, from sources you trust, and choose accordingly. For me, the extra expense doesn't justify the benefits in most cases (though I do buy free range organic eggs and chicken, from an animal welfare perspective. I rarely buy the latter, so I feel I can justify the expense).

[CockneyMafia 10]

You can wax lyrical all you like, but the fact is organic (free range) food is bloody expensive compared to its non organic counterpart.

 

I intend to prove this fact by doing an organic food shop nexct week and comparing it to my normal food shop.

 

As a footnote, going organic in London is pointless. The benefits I get from eating an organic Banana are outweighed and then some by the smog I breathe in every day I walk to work.

[Agent Orange 11]

I can only think of one positive when it comes to organic, it's more friendly to the environment in terms of no pesticides being used etc etc. It's expensive and think supermarkets etc are ripping it's customers off on this whole pretence of eat organic and have an healthy lifestyle gubbins.

[CockneyMafia 10]

To be honest, just getting some people to eat vegetables and fruit of any description would be a good start.

 

Indeed it would be.

 

I still stand by my view though that some vegetables, no matter how nutritious, taste foul. Broccoli is the food of the damned. And as for sprouts....

 

Of course, there are always those wise souls that say, "ah, but you've just never had them cooked right", which is a bit like telling a Lesbian she just hasn't met the right bloke.

[Guest]

Indeed it would be.

 

I still stand by my view though that some vegetables, no matter how nutritious, taste foul. Broccoli is the food of the damned. And as for sprouts....

And no one would dream of force-feeding you with the putrid veg in question. The point is, the health benefits of organic vs non-organic vegetables are still a matter of dispute. The benefits of eating veg are well-defined.

[trainzfast 10]

Organic Free Range Eggs - you can really taste the difference, and the yolks are much richer. I tend to buy organic chicken and some fruit and veg aswell, it does taste better.

 

But I agree, that many manufacturers of other products are just jumping on the organic bandwagon to justify charging up to 50% more.

i may seem a little behind the door here but can anyone in all honesty explain the ethos of organic and what if any benefits it may provide me with. if we knew the whole story then we may be able to way up the costs involved and if they are worth it.

[Guest]

Wikipedia is a good place to start for the basics.

[CockneyMafia 10]

And no one would dream of force-feeding you with the putrid veg in question. The point is, the health benefits of organic vs non-organic vegetables are still a matter of dispute. The benefits of eating veg are well-defined.

 

Agreed.

 

I was merely pointing out that more people would eat veg, organic or otherwise, if it tasted more appealing.

 

I eat certain veg because its good for you, not because I like the taste.

[madcow 10]

have been walking round the supermarket today and noticed ever increasing ammounts of ORGANIC foods. on closer investigation the only difference i could see was it cost more. IS it really worth it ??

 

organic,non-organic, both taste more or less the same,one is mass produced in order to meet demand (such as it is), the other is lovingly cultured from seed to table, for ,as far as i'am aware, not that much more in terms of growing costs( no doubt some-one will put me wise)

 

but due to the fact its labelled "organic" seems to give producers & distributors,cartblanche to inflict prices double & treble those of the the non-organic stuff.

so on the face of it i would have to say no in my veiw it dosen't represent value for money.

 

personally i only use veg as an accompaniment to meat.