Thoughts on eating all organic
ryleenicholeee
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I've noticed that I have been eating mostly organic foods.. including boxed food like cereals,oatmeals, and crackers. I was wondering what people thought about eating organic vs processed foods!
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You mean organic vs. non-organic? I don't see the point in eating an all organic diet.25
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not useful or necessary ...also since when is organic food non processed your talking about including cereals and crackers? their processed...hell even fresh fruits are processed..20
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Any possible nutritional difference between organic and conventional food is smaller than the ordinary variation between foods due to local growing conditions, climate, weather, etc. There's really no nutritional benefit to organic.11
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Your question is flawed. Organic and processed are not opposites. Processed food can also be organic, and food in its natural state can be non-organic. Your crackers, cereal and oatmeal are processed regardless of whether they are organic.21
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Alatariel75 wrote: »You're question is flawed. Organic and processed are not opposites. Processed food can also be organic, and food in its natural state can be non-organic.
In fact, if she's eating things like cold cereal and crackers, it's certainly processed.7 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »You're question is flawed. Organic and processed are not opposites. Processed food can also be organic, and food in its natural state can be non-organic.
In fact, if she's eating things like cold cereal and crackers, it's certainly processed.
Indeed, I read OP again and edited. cereal and crackers are absolutely processed.3 -
I could never afford to eat all organic food. The closest i get is free range eggs (i refuse to buy cage eggs) and chicken.3
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I refuse to buy organic.
I'm in a Facebook group called GMOLOL which provides the many, many reasons not to buy organic food.15 -
We buy organic fruit and vegies and groceries where available because we think they taste better, and our budget allows us too. (and there isn't a massive difference in the price where we buy the F&V... And the organic stuff seems to last longer)
But your question re organic vs processed is flawed as others have pointed out. Your boxed food, despite its organic label, is still processed. Sugar is still sugar, white bread/pasta is still white bread/pasta, for example.... It's not superior or healthier because of the organic tag.3 -
All I have to say is, I would rather put myself on a diet, not my wallet. I buy foods and varieties that taste best to me regardless of farming methods. I don't blatantly refuse organic foods if I feel something balances price and quality successfully, but I don't seek them out either outside of said preferences. There is little difference otherwise.3
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Organic fruit, veg, meat etc. is worth having, but things like pasta and crackers not as the processing removes any difference in taste and quality. The arguments are not the same in the UK as the US, as we do not permit the same heavy levels of antibiotics etc for meat animals, and just about all soya used in animal feed is GMO.
Most of the arguments against organic are orchestrated by the big pesticide/GMO companies - many GMOs are developed to allow heavy applications of pesticides without killing the crop.3 -
I don't see the point of buying or eating organic foods ... unless they happen to be the least expensive option and fit within my calorie goals.
And of course, boxed food like cereals, oatmeals, and crackers are processed.2 -
Christine_72 wrote: »I could never afford to eat all organic food. The closest i get is free range eggs (i refuse to buy cage eggs) and chicken.
Same. Most foods labeled organic are more expensive than non-organic.3 -
Organic fruit, veg, meat etc. is worth having, but things like pasta and crackers not as the processing removes any difference in taste and quality. The arguments are not the same in the UK as the US, as we do not permit the same heavy levels of antibiotics etc for meat animals, and just about all soya used in animal feed is GMO.
Most of the arguments against organic are orchestrated by the big pesticide/GMO companies - many GMOs are developed to allow heavy applications of pesticides without killing the crop.
Yet another sincere person who imagines that organic farming uses no pesticides, and who thinks "GMO" is scary.16 -
4 words to sum up organic food. A waste of money.12
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Actually this is based on my long service for Defra - the UK agriculture department - including 3 years in the department dealing with additives and "novel foods" (their title at the time). I have no objection to GMOs for beneficial purpose such as disease resistance, but not to allow the rest of the plant life to be blasted out of existence with expensive pesticides (from the same company) and the consequential detriment to insect life and ultimately the planet. If that is too complicated, watch "The Bee Movie"8
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Actually this is based on my long service for Defra - the UK agriculture department - including 3 years in the department dealing with additives and "novel foods" (their title at the time). I have no objection to GMOs for beneficial purpose such as disease resistance, but not to allow the rest of the plant life to be blasted out of existence with expensive pesticides (from the same company) and the consequential detriment to insect life and ultimately the planet. If that is too complicated, watch "The Bee Movie"
or for a more interesting few hours read Frank Herberts "the Green Brain" (daft title but an interesting novel on the effects of trying to kill off all "insect pests" )
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I eat a lot of USDA organic foods. But not because they are supposedly healthy. IMO they taste much better. Much more flavor and not loaded with added sugars.1
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Fruit and vegetables from either an organic farm or one that uses commercial pesticides will have the same sugars and same amount of sugar.
Is this a case of confusing organic with unprocessed?6 -
The only time I eat "organic" is when we grow it ourselves. Because our kids like to pull carrots out of the ground, rinse them off, and eat them so we don't use pesticides.
Except all the storms the past 2 weeks pretty much drowned a good chunk of our garden, so I doubt we'll get much this year.1 -
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It is kind of a choice between whether you want chemicals in your food or you want bugs in your food. That and "organic" tends to cost a lot more. In both cases, fruit is picked green, so you won't get the flavor you would get if you grew it yourself.0
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I refuse to buy organic. IMO it's just a money laundering scheme to scare gullible people into paying much more for minimal difference.11
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I don't purposely seek out organic, unless it's on sale for cheaper than the conventional option. I do like supporting local farmers though, so when possible I buy locally grown/raised (usually during the summer months).6
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I know too many farmers who sell their regular beans as organic. They get more money that way. I wonder how many people who pay extra to eat organic are really eating the same stuff the rest of us are10
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I seek out organic for animal products, but mostly because they will go hand in hand with having higher welfare standards and I do care about the way the animal is treated. I don't mind the extra expense - try to limit my meat intake in general because I do feel that that's a bit better for the planet.
Also like to support local - but I don't really pay attention to organic otherwise. Will try it out for certain things - for example, my supermarket did these organic blueberries, that were only a little bit more expensive but tasted much better. Have a feeling however that the better taste was due to the type of blueberry chosen, not the fact that it was organic.
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I can't afford organic food so....0
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Actually this is based on my long service for Defra - the UK agriculture department - including 3 years in the department dealing with additives and "novel foods" (their title at the time). I have no objection to GMOs for beneficial purpose such as disease resistance, but not to allow the rest of the plant life to be blasted out of existence with expensive pesticides herbicides (from the same company) and the consequential detriment to insect life and ultimately the planet. If that is too complicated, watch "The Bee Movie"
FIFY.
Although I do agree about the point of the same companies selling the herbicide and the herbicide-resistant crop seed (and then suing for patent infringements when non-GMO crops get "infected" by being pollinated from nearby GMO fields). I also have concerns about the effects this approach has on biodiversity.
I buy a mix of organic and traditional foods, although I prioritize buying local over buying organic. When available and affordable, I'll buy organic dairy and meat partly for me, partly for animals (theory, if they can't maintain health through massive dosing of prophylactic antibiotics and foster growth through hormones, then they have to maintain health and foster growth through healthy living conditions); cage-free eggs partly for me (better omega 3 to omega 6 ratio) and partly for chickens; some organic produce, mostly for farm workers exposed to non-organic herbicides and pesticides, partly for the environment, although for large-scale farming, I doubt it makes much difference.3 -
TimothyFish wrote: »It is kind of a choice between whether you want chemicals in your food or you want bugs in your food. That and "organic" tends to cost a lot more. In both cases, fruit is picked green, so you won't get the flavor you would get if you grew it yourself.
Apart from the fact that everything is chemicals, organic food still uses pesticides, they just have to be organic pesticides... which sometimes have a worse LD50 than unorganic ones.16
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