Organic food, Is it better for us than manufactored food with additives?

Less pesticides

Helps with growing kids

less likely to develope diseases

More healthy babies in pregnant women

Grass fed meat

More omega 3's

Soil that they are eating from is richer and free of additives

More of a chance to maintain the vitamins in the meat compared to grain fed animals

Antioxidants

important in getting rid of the bad in your body

"The simolest and most effective way to expose yourself to more antioxidants is through your diet" (Group D.)

Organic food provides more antioxidants

Cancer reducing

Additives that are added in conventional food has a lot of ndangerous chemicals

Food is more pure and helps fight your chances of getting cancer

Less chimals used in the process = less harm to our bodies the healthier you are the healthier you'll get

There are non

COnventional food has fda approved standards and is just as good for you

Scam for sales

More expensive and the marketing does a lot to make it seem like it is worth more than it really is

Organic food

"The word 'organic' refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, and meat." (Mayo CLinic)

Method of organic farming and must be inspected to prove that it is organic by the USDA

Quotes

"Eating is always a decision, nobody forces your hand to pick up food and put it into your mouth."
Albert Ellis, Michael Abrams, Lidia Dengelegi, The Art & Science of Rational Eating, 1992

"if you consumed an average apple you would be eating over 30 pesticides, even after you have washed it" (Organic Food Info)

Been around since the beggining of time

The original type of diet

There weren't any pesticides or added chemicals to preserve food since the beginining of time

Why havent we always farmed organically

Population growth called for more food

Economy needs food that will last and provide for a family

Soil

Better for the plants that our wildlife is feeding off of

Organic soil has less pesticides

. “Organic agriculture builds the health of the soil, providing the foundation for healthy crops and a livelihood for good stewards of the land.” ( Organic Trade Associatin, 2011)

Air quality

Less pollution

Shipping processed food from far away

Decreases the carbon dioxide thats in the air

Energy

Conventional farms uses a lot of energy to fertilize their crops

a lot of organic food is hand maintained to it uses less machine energy

Energy to ship energy to grow

Water Quality

The run off from the pesticides isn't as much since the soil is more rich with nutrients than adivtives

Helps our lakes rives and streams become more clean for the wildlife to survive in

we need water so if these chemicals aren't getting into the water then they can't get into our health

Objection: Takes more energy to ship organic since its rare to find

There is just as much organic food that is shipped as well known brands and organic farming takes less energy to maintain than conventional farming

Online resources

coupons

Do your research to find the best prices

super markets

If anything opt for organic produce

Pesticides cling to produce the most

If you can't buy organic make sure to wash your produce thoroughly

Look for sales

Sales Boom

"Sales have grown from 1 billion to 26.7 billion in 2010" (Organic Trade Association, 2011)

More individuals became informed

Health and Environmental benefits

Overall Price

Costs per demand are high

http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/organic-food-07082010/

Once there are more farms it should go down

Worth it in the end with all the benefits it has to offer

High for the Economy

Too many broke incomes to support organic eating habits

Loss of jobs don't help

Conventional foods are more practical in large households

Population is too big

the supply and demand are met for conventional foods

Testocerone levels

Pesticides have a estrogen like compound

Reduces estrogen in males

Reproductive and performance

Pregnancy

Pregnant woman are prone to having low birth weight babies

Pre mature babies

Children can have health problems later on

Children

More prone to dangers because they are still growing

Can develope Parkinsons disease

Watch what your kids eat the nutrients and additives affect their health

Affects the Environment

Wildlife

Water

plants

There are pesticides in Organic Food

There are pesticides and fertilizers added to organic food