How much does organic matter?

minipony
minipony Posts: 194 Member
edited November 13 in Food and Nutrition
After my exercise class tonight the instructor was talking about how important organic is to help our bodies function correctly. She used examples or fatigue, anxiety, depression, foods not being processed as efficiently etc.

If I ate the exact same food I currently do, but organic, would I lose more weight? Do you think I'd feel an amazing difference?

What are people's experiences?

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  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    edited February 2015
    Organic foods will have the same calorie counts as non-organic.

    People also think organic means no pesticides, etc...but in reality, it just means no synthetic pesticides, and organic pesticides can be just as bad or good as synthetic pesticides.

    But in the end, like i said, calorie counts will be the same no matter what. And organic junk is still junk food. So it's really a personal choice.

    ETA if you find local farmers who use only mechanical methods of pest control, you can ditch any pesticides and herbicides and avoid that whole question and see how you feel. (I use local farmers all spring, summer, and fall because I'm lucky enough to live in a place that has tons). My local farmers use mechanical methods of everything, i haven't really noticed a difference, but i love to support my local farmers :D
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
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  • kramrn77
    kramrn77 Posts: 375 Member
    No. As far as your body's ability to process or not process food there is no difference. And study after study shows no difference in nutrient levels.

    If, however, you are focused on sustainable practices or decreased pesticide pollination etc, then by all means go for it. I tend to buy organic for those reasons and try to buy at the local farmer's market regardless of whether or not it is organic.
  • pjcfrancis
    pjcfrancis Posts: 121 Member
    kramm77 nailed it. There are lots of reasons to go organic; weight loss isn't one of them.
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  • minipony
    minipony Posts: 194 Member
    Thanks guys. I think if a choice is smack in front of my face and comparable in price, say apples, I'll go organic, but after reading these posts I see no reason to go all out. Yay!
  • beets4us
    beets4us Posts: 57 Member
    It doesn't matter for weight loss. But if you don't want pesticide residue in your food, google the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15 to see when it's worth going organic.
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  • tat2cookie
    tat2cookie Posts: 1,899 Member
    beets4us wrote: »
    It doesn't matter for weight loss. But if you don't want pesticide residue in your food, google the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15 to see when it's worth going organic.

    ^^^ that
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    ....or you can wash your fruit and vegetables before eating them. Pesticides used on fruits must have broken down before they are ripe for harvest.
  • minipony
    minipony Posts: 194 Member
    I'm going to have to watch those. I think I'm missing something in the conversation without know about those. =)
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    It will matter to your pocket when you pay so much more for no reason.

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  • beets4us
    beets4us Posts: 57 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    ....or you can wash your fruit and vegetables before eating them. Pesticides used on fruits must have broken down before they are ripe for harvest.

    Actually, the lists are based on USDA data on the amount of pesticide residue found in non-organic fruits and vegetables after they had been washed.
  • foursirius
    foursirius Posts: 321 Member
    Not at all for hitting your macros. Other factors such as hormones can make a difference out side of macros.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    foursirius wrote: »
    Not at all for hitting your macros. Other factors such as hormones can make a difference out side of macros.
    Are you speaking of hormones being in grown produce?

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  • Lambrah
    Lambrah Posts: 45 Member
    Organic is good for very specific items but overall, not worth the extra money. I find label reading to be more imporant. Like making sure peanut butter has no hydrogenated oil in it
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