Study finds organic food is no better on vitamins, nutrients

Duh, organic means no chemicals and pesticides. It has nothing to do with vitamins and nutrients and everything to do with healthier living.

For a lot of folks the reasons for organic farming have more to do with the farming practices and the impact on the soil/environement than it does with the end product

Concept of organic farming completely lost on OP

I heard that this morning on the news coming into work... That food is so pricey too.

Organic is the avoidance of unnatural chemicals going into our food, our soil and our water. If you design something to kill, eventually it's going to cause harm somewhere else. It's likewise a process of responsible land management and animal husbandry. it's also the conscientious use of our natural resources.

Anyone who thought that just because something was organic automatically increased the vitamins hasn't looked into it fully, doesn't care or it's not on their radar. vitamins aside, I do believe that they taste better than the conventionally grown products, largely because they are allowed to ripen naturally vs. forcing them to ripen on a truck by introducing gasses. I find that I also appreciate the food more, mainly because I know how hard it is to grow produce organically. I have my own garden at home, and dang it if it's not frustrating to spend time and effort only to have bugs eat up your crop.

I read this on the metro this morning and was more shocked people actually thought it made a difference, nutritionally speaking! People need to learn the definitions of words instead of blindly following what they *think* is healthier.

That being said, I do try to buy local and organic when possible, just because I like helping local farmers

I love when people get upset about the chemicals in fruits/vegetables, then go crack open that can of diet coke or make the box of Mac-n-cheese. Even pills like water pills for bloating are another way of adding crap to our bodies. I don't eat 100% clean, so I don't worry about being petty over it.

I had a friend who would only eat organic because she was worried about poisons.... and then smoke cigarettes. Not even natural tobacco rollies, but arsenic/cyanide/everyothernastyontheinfomercials laced cigarettes.

I try to buy organic so I don't eat the pesticides and other possible poisons. While I understand there other poisons and toxins in my life and might as well control the ones I can.

I'm not surprised by the title that the OP of this thread is someone that I'm ignoring. :laugh:

But my comment on the topic is that it's about avoiding poison, not about getting more nutrients.

I buy organic for several reasons:

1) No pesticides
2) No artificial fertilizers
3) No GM foods
4) Many more options for heirloom products which taste way better than general stuff.

Plus , for number 5) in my area, our organic shop stocks anything it can grown locally, then tries to get the rest in the USA. It does have some imported foods, but the majority are not. So this is cutting down on transport costs, supporting our local economy and I bet the apple grown 10 minutes down the road and on my shelf the next day has one or two more vitamins left that the apple that flew in from New Zealand.