PCOS Messages for February, 2003: Re: Organic and Free range

Re: Organic and Free range

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:51:21 -0600 (CST)

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Nope, no war, just an education.

You are right about that Koolaide. Sometimes one doesn't know what they are getting. Whether it's food, or ANYTHING on the market. Just as that is true, it is also true that you have to be careful what you read.

If a person can find reliable sources of organic foods, as I have, you can tell the difference just by the taste and feel of the foods. It really is amazing. Probably because I have been a "health nut" for most of my life, I can tell the difference immediately. Real true organic carrots, broccoli, lettuce, apples....so sweet! If I can help it, I will never eat another conventional mass market apple again, there is such a difference, they now taste sour to me. And have you ever had organic beef? Poultry? Unbelievable! So tastey! The shells of organic eggs are so hard you have to practically smash them to crack them open.

I know of someone who has done much organic farming. They tell me the reason for the higher cost is because it costs more to produce food in this manner. There is a saying that "you get what you pay for" and I believe this to be very true in many cases.

I am lucky enough to live near a "Whole Foods Market", although they have a website and you can purchase products online. I consider them a very reliable source. I am also fortunate to live near some other places that sell products like this as well.

Bottom line, it's all a matter of choice, and how you choose to eat. All I know is that it has made a great difference in my health.

At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Koolaide wrote: >
>I don't mean to start a war here today, I thought I'd say that right out
>of the gate. I read a great article a while back about organic fruits
>and veggies and free range poultry. Really, not to my surprise, organic
>may not be all that organic. The way I read things is....organic
>basically means no pestisides or chemicals, however, lets say an organic
>corn crop is (and often is) right beside a non organic field. The non
>organic gets sprayed and the 'over spray' gets all over the organic.
>This article went on to say that a very high (over 80% if my memory is
>right) of 'organic' crops are not organic at all. Same as 'free range'.
>When you go to the grocery store and see the 'organic' section of the
>produce departmend, notice how the prices often double? You are paying
>for something that you are not guaranteed to be organic. I would think
>the only true way of getting the 'right' stuff is from an independant
>source that you can trust.
>Maybe I'm out of line and don't know anything about it...who knows...
>just don't want to see people get caught in the expensive marketing of
>something that is not 100% true.
>Be careful and please do some homework about where you shop and what you
>are buying.
> Take care, Bonnie

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