Is organic food better than conventional food?

When I first landed in Minnesota it was amazing to see fruits and vegetables in the grocery stores, because they are shiny, big sizes and it is available in grocery stores for all seasons. It might be good because people have access to get different kinds of nutrition from vegetables and fruits, which is not their actual season for crops. Do we get real nutrition from it or is it safe to assume those shiny and big sizes of fruits and vegetables are really good? People might think, if they consume vegetables and fruits are contains with hormone, antibiotics and pesticides are not safe for health, there is an option of word “ Organic, “ but can people afford it all the time? All this could be depends on their healthy way of eating and to be a smart shopper.

1. I don’t buy organic product all the time but I don’t eat processed foods, such as, Lean Cuisine’s ready made food and other processed packets foods. I cook all the time but ones in while I prefer to try eat in the Indian restaurant and some fast foods (I like to go buy at Chipotle, when I don’t have time to cook).  Most of the time I shop my vegetables at ethnic grocery store like Indian stores because I get what I like to cook and I know how to cook it. I tried many organic products, which has better taste and different prices at different stores, but most expensive grocery store is Whole Foods in my experience. I think I am a healthy eater because I don’t keep processed foods; I don’t keep any kind of soda in my refrigerator; and I cook every meal for my family and myself. I bought a juicer and I make the juices from fruits, it has a lot of work to do it, but it’s worth it. When I buy a juices, I always look for the label whether it was from the concentrate or not and its nutrition facts. I try not to buy juices made from concentrate.

2. Is organic food better than conventional food? Of course, organic food is better than conventional food because it doesn’t have synthetic fertilizer (unnatural fertilizer), no pesticides ( a chemicals, which kills the insects from harming the crops), without hormones ( a chemicals, helps to grow bigger from the actual sizes ), it also helps the people’s health as well as the environment from being damaged to the land. However, it is good for the health but it is expensive and there is no guarantee that organic consumer are healthier than conventional consumer. Mark Bittman says, “But eating “organic“ offers no guarantee of any of that. He also talks about the, to eat better and one of the audience in the group raised this question, “ What if I can’t afford to buy organic food?”  Bittman thinks that, “It seems to have become the magic cure-all, synonymous with eating well, healthfully, sanely, even ethically.” Therefore, we all think that, when people talks about the healthy food the big words “organic” it naturally comes in their mind and they are worry about its expense. In reality healthy foods means I guess, not eating processed food, not eating lots of sugary and calorie. As long as if people eat real food like- fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, try not to eat fast food all the time and avoid junk foods.

As long as vegetables and fruits are safe and fresh to eat by cooking and in proper way to eat there is not need to be is an organic. Bittman says, “And the food would not necessarily have to be organic, which, under the United States Department of Agriculture’s definition, means it is generally free of synthetic substances; contains no antibiotics and hormones; has not been irradiated or fertilized with sewage sludge; was raised without the use of most conventional pesticides; and contains no genetically modified ingredients.” Ms. Shaffer also mentioned that,  “ As long as it meets the standards it’s organic.” Therefore, organic food is better than conventional food but if conventional food meets all the standards than it can also be healthy foods to eat.  The main point is that people have to know what and how to consume food rather than be worried about whether the food is organic or conventional food.

3. Phil Howard says, “People believe it must be better for you if it’s organic,” in modernize and competitive world people were believed that it is healthy and better for the health to eat if food is comes from organic farm. I like this quote because it is a true statement that organic is better to have it, but I think it is also not a true what people believe that if someone eats all the time organic packet food and drinks organic juices, which contains lots of calorie, sugar and comes from processed. Why is it not a healthy food to eat but it is still organic?  Therefore, “organic “ itself brings misconception in peoples’ mind. Healthy food doesn’t mean that it should be an organic, rather if it’s safe, fresh and it meets all the standards would be considered as good as organic food.