Many years ago grocery stores began to carry organic foods. For many as they would enter the grocery store and cruise up and down the aisles they would eventually come to a section simply labeled organics. As was the case with most typical grocery stores at that time the organic section was usually the loneliest looking in the entire store. It often had a thrown together look made up of extremely overpriced items that typically had layers of dust on them because they seemed to be years beyond their expiration date. If you were like most people during that time you probably would waltz past that section and think to yourself, why would anyone ever buy organics, or why would anyone waste their money on overpriced organic foods?
That was then and this is now and oh how things have changed. The organics industry as a whole continues to grow at nearly 20% per year and with that brings in billions of dollars to eager grocery store chains. The people that many did consider hippies of 40 years ago who were scoffed at by corporate America have now begun to build organic empires that produce billions of dollars each and every year.
Due to the arrival of several indie films and books like “Super Size Me”, “Fast Food Nation”, and “Food Inc”, people are starting to wake up to the truth about their food, how it’s processed and what it contains. The eyes of the blind are blind no more, with the common consumer being very much aware of what’s going on and not liking it very much. This has led to a massive movement back to all-natural, locally grown food that we now call organics.
The steep premiums in the past that one would have to pay for organically grown food has drastically been driven lower. The reason for this is that many companies like Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Wal-Mart, and even some Targets have drastically stepped up the availability of organics in their stores thus driving prices lower.
The fact still remains that many items can typically be twice as much as their organic counterparts. Yet anyone who is conscious of their health and trying to lose weight using sophisticated workout routines should be aware that if the label doesn’t say organic or at the very least all-natural the food you’re putting into your body could perhaps be filled with all kinds of unhealthy garbage.
Garbage you say? Yes the word garbage is used to describe non-organic food and it’s not being overstated. Produce for instance is generally not considerably more expensive when in the organic state. Peaches for example at current rates are generally about a buck and a half a pound verses organic peaches at about two bucks a pound. For the average Joe $.50 per pound increase should not be too significant. However the health benefits that that $.50 per pound will buy you is considerable. Just examine the difference between how the two peaches are grown, organic being grown without chemicals, non-organic fertilizer, or pesticides while on the flipside the non-organic food could contain all of the above.
The debate still rages on as to what is the best. True, when a person’s wallet is considered over their health the non-organic food will come out ahead every time. However, for the rest of us that understand the consequences of non organic food and feel that it would be better to keep the garbage out of our bodies no matter what the cost, organic food is the best way to ensure this. And to insure that the food that you eat is not just about the money you save but about the healthier life you live.
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