When You Should Eat Organic Foods+

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When you eat organic food, you ingest fewer pesticides. You are also protecting the environment.
Research shows that some organic food is more nutritious.

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Organic fruits and vegetables have 25% higher levels of many nutrients than conventional produce.However, organic produce can be 20% more expensive than conventional. Organic meats and dairy products might be three times the cost of conventional items.

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Cut the cost of eating organic foods by:Buying in-season produce, which is plentiful and often cheaper at your local farmer's market.

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Selectively buy the produce that absorbs the most pesticide if not organic, like berries, which soak up more pesticides than other fruit. You don't really need organic bananas since they're protected by a peel. Buy organic for the foods you eat most often.

Marie Stegnar 03/05/2011