i like organic food, they are non-GMO and use no
pesticides.
i like the current organic grapes at cold storage, it's taste
much nicer than the regular ones.
i don't think it's a placebo effect, the taste is cleaner.
organic food tend to spoil faster also, because they are natural
and less resistant to enviromental influences.
i have yet to try the organic milk, will probably buy a pack one
day, it's very expensive.
Organic food?
'A Current Affair', a local TV program on Ch 9 over here
in Melbourne, did look into organic food a while back. Here's
what they discovered :
By Damian Murphy
Researchers at Sydney University have found organic food is not
nutritionally superior to other fresh produce, prompting questions
about what kind of value this growing industry offers
consumers.
Mother of two, Sharon Walsh, began buying organic produce for
her first child.
"For me it was very much about 'If I'm going to be a good mum, I
should get the best quality I can'."
But she says, over time, it became clear the only difference
between organic food and other fresh produce was the price.
"I didn't smell or taste any difference and I just thought I was
paying a lot of money. I kind of questioned why, so I just went
back to the normal fresh produce."
Nutritionist Catherine Saxelby is another sceptic of organic
food.
"The studies haven't shown that organic is superior to regular
produce," Catherine says.
Both sides of this debate agree though that organic food is more
expensive for consumers.
"Yep, you do pay more," says organic grocer Pierce Cody. "I say
to people, not flippantly, that you pay the price now or pay the
price later."
We went shopping and found a basket of apples, bread, chicken,
eggs and milk cost $24.70 at a supermarket. The very same basket of
goods cost us $42.40 at Pierce's organic grocery store, Macro.
The organic food industry is a $350 million industry in
Australia and it's supporters say it is better for you.
"Over eight percent of people who are diagnosed with cancer are
prescribed an immediate organic diet."
"Now there's something in that, you've got to think about that,"
says Pierce.
"The nutrition value has been shown, in a lot of research, that
it's much higher in an orange, for example, compared to a
chemically-farmed orange."
Source:
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=256448
