Recently, I have found myself really trying to live a healthier lifestyle, always looking for new ideas on how to live and eat in a health positive way. One of my friends from school told me about the new trend of eating organic foods as an alternative to the more traditional inorganic sense. I was intrigued and decided I would give it a shot, but since I was new to the whole organic trend I really didn’t know what organic food was, and found myself asking “why is organic food beneficial.” Naturally, I found myself doing some research to find out exactly what makes food “organic” and what makes organic food better for not only us, but better for the environment.
So why is organic food beneficial to the us and the environment, its because of how the food has been grown or raised and processed. A food is organic based on how the farmers grow and process these agricultural goods, like fruits and vegetables, dairy, grains, as well as meat. The organic farming practices encourage soil and water conservation to reduce pollution, as well as finding ways to control weeds and prevent disease without using traditional means of using chemicals. Below we see the difference between Conventional and Organic farming.
Why is Organic Food Beneficial?
With the absence of these chemical and unnatural growing methods in the food and in the livestock, the plants and animals are able to produce more vitamins and antioxidants, which means better food for us with less chemicals for us to ingest. These missing chemicals mean there is less pollution and contamination in our soil and water, providing a healthier environment for us. This is something I can definitely see myself getting into in order to live a healthier lifestyle. As I continue to do more research in the subject, I start to learn about more common foods that are the most contaminated. Next week Ill give you the top ten vegetables with the most pesticides and poisons on them.
