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Explaining the Organic Food Trend

Learn about the benefits and pitfalls of organic foods, including pesticide concerns and worth-buying items, based on USDA standards and expert advice.

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Explaining the Organic Food Trend

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  1. Explaining the Organic Food Trend By: Nicole Grimes

  2. USDA Organic Standards • No antibiotics • No growth hormones • Animals raised on organic feed • Farmed without pesticides or herbicides • Farmed without synthetic fertilizers

  3. Placed on all products made with 95-100% organic ingredients • Products with at least 70% organic ingredients may state “Made with Organic Ingredients”

  4. Pesky Pesticides Over 400 chemicals are used to kill pests and weeds Pesticides implicated in: Cancer (Specifically breast cancer) Male Infertility Parkinson’s Disease

  5. Hormones and Antibiotics • Cause antibacterial resistance in humans • May increase exposure to Mad Cow Disease

  6. The USDA states that organic foods are: “No more Nutritious than Conventionally grown foods”

  7. Extra Expense $$$ • Whole Food brand Organic applesauce: $2.99 • Motts Regular applesauce: $1.49

  8. Organic Foods you can Skip • Potato Chips • Ice Cream • Product with processed white flour • All other nutrient-deficient food

  9. Organic Foods you can Skip • All Seafood and Fish • The USDA has yet to set standards for organic seafood and fish products • Products labeled as “organic” can still contain harmful contaminants such as mercury

  10. Organic Foods you can Skip • Shucked or Peeled fruits and veggies • Bananas • Avocados • Sweet Corn • Sweet Peas

  11. Organic Foods Worth Buying • Meats • Poultry • Eggs • Dairy Products

  12. Organic Foods Worth Buying • Apples • Grapes • Spinach • Peaches • Pears • Strawberries • Cherries • Raspberries • Blueberries

  13. The Dirty Dozen • Apples • Peaches • Bell Peppers • Celery • Nectarine • Strawberries • Cherries • Kale • Lettuce • Grapes (Imported) • Carrots • Pears

  14. The Clean Fifteen • Onion • Avocado • Sweet corn • Pineapple • Mango • Asparagus • Sweet Peas • Kiwi • Cabbage • Eggplant • Papaya • Watermelon • Broccoli • Tomato • Sweet Potato

  15. THE END! National Organic Program www.ams.usda.gov/nop Carl Winter foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/music.html

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