Organic produce can be very expensive. I read that so much fruit and vegetables (I’m a vegan) that I have been eating are not organic and that they have a lot of pesticides in them. Stuff like Apples, which are second in the list of produce that is most likely contaminated…next to peaches. Lettuce and spinach is in there too, which I eat a lot of. Carrots are #13 out of 20. There are a few fruits and veggies that they say are alright not organic because they do not have as much pesticides. Stuff like Bananas, Avocado, Broccoli, etc.
Now, I am wondering, a 50 lbs bag of carrots cost me $15.00 if I ordered them not organic. Otherwise, it would be like $1.69 a 2 lbs bag. Furthermore, organic fruits and vegies are a little harder to find. I will be growing a lot of carrots next year in the Garden. This will help. I just need to know if It will be of some benefit to juice non organic carrots or it they should be avoided.
I have also heard…and it really makes sense, that if it is not in the ground, it is not in the produce. So, if nutrients are not in the ground, neither are nutrients in the carrots. However, I know that there is at least some nutrients in the carrot because the energy that carrot juice gives me. Thank you for your help.
I’m not asking about fat, meat, or vegetable consumption. Just growing practices.
I am having a hard time with my son and his diet. I noticed that when we eat all organic food, his attitude improves dramaticly. (He’s 8, a little overweight, and very willful). We recently moved out into the country, and driving to the store to get food is 30 miles away. How do you buy organic on a budget? With the price of gas, and the price of organic food, how can you afford to do the right thing for your child (as well as the environment)? Any advice would be helpful!
P.S. We are working on having an organic garden this year, but it takes time to get there, so in the meantime…
I’ll start the list:
+ Monsanto would go bankrupt.
+ McDonald’s and KFC would go bankrupt.
+ There would be a huge decline in heart disease and diabetes.
+ There would be a huge increase in commercial and private organic gardening.
What else would happen if tomorrow everyone learned how to eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle?
o hd a pretty busy day. i had a dance competition so my eating schedule was a little off, which is why i am asking this. i am looking to maintain my current weight.
breakfast-
1 medium banana
1 tbsp organic peanut butter
1 slices of cinnamon toast (80 cal)
1/4 tbsp butter with canola oil
lunch-
1 slices rye/pump swirl bread (80) with 5 slices turkey and 1 slice fat free cheese
carrot sticks
organic pretzels
dannon lightfit yogurt
fruitabu
then we went to the 99 and i got:
1 bowl minestrone soup (i didn’t finish it)
and a garden salad with NO CROUTONS AND NO DRESSING
snack-
1/2 low-carb flax wrap (50)
3 slices turkey
dessert-
1 weight waters ice cream cone (140)
was i healthy today? tips/suggestions? was my restaurant choice healthy? thanks
usually i dont have that much turkey. like i said it was a weird day
second, my nutritionist told me to eat more fat, and that butter was a good way to get it.
