Do you think it is better to feed your kids organic food or non organic food?

Answer 1

Organic of course, it's just much more expensive. However it's better for you in the long run.

Answer 2

I feed my (4) children organic foods, whenever possible. I find most produce and milk at my local health food store. I am especially concerned with growth hormones and drugs in my children's dairy products - so we use organic milk and cheeses (some are soy, some brown rice too - made for vegans/vegetarians, in addition to real dairy products) that are growth hormone free. It costs a little more, but I don't think it's healthy for them to use traditionally processed dairy products. We also get farm eggs from vegetarian-fed hens. You can taste the difference between these and store bought eggs. They are healthier too - more vitamin E and omega 3's.
There are some very good organic pastas and mac and cheese boxed dinners that my kids prefer over say, Kraft.
Auntie Annie's is the name brand - Amy's makes awesome frozen foods too - the spinach and feta sandwich and the pot pies are very yummy!
Not all organics are necessarily safer - because they are using natural fertilizers, you can have a higher risk of E-Coli, despite what others have answered. If you know where your food comes from (local farm markets, local health food stores with reputable distributors, local slaughter houses - if you eat meat - it's relatively safe). Not all organic farmers adhere to strict health standards. I've seen video of some poor organic dairy producers and the cows weren't even sterilized before being milked - there was all kinds of waste covering them. The key is knowing where your food comes from. Do some research.
Organic farming is BIG BUSINESS right now and they are being paid more for organic foods they grow - it doesn't guarantee that every farmer cares for your health - esp when they are supplying WalMart with organic produce, you know? WalMart doesn't care either.
Best Wishes!

Answer 3

i don't feed my kids exclusively organic foods, but thingks like fresh vegetables and fruit I buy organic. Organic produce is usually produced on smaller farms, with less of a chance of e-coli or other bacterial contaminates. I try to buy organic milk when I can too, simply becasue I know what conditions cows are kept in at a large "factory" farm.

Answer 4

Certain things like strawberries and grapes that have the highest residue of toxins are best to buy organic.

However, its also better to buy local, as exhaust fumes from transport can also get into the food.

Id do a search on finding the best & cost effective foods to buy organic and focus on that and also whats available locally.

Answer 5

Heck some days any old food will do! HA!
Anything farm fresh and in season is preferable to processed foods.
Personally, I think organic is overpriced and I won't buy it. But I buy all of my meat and most of my veg at a local farm, and I think that's good enough.

Answer 6

Organic food is ONLY "organic" until you get it home and start cutting it. Organic food is not better. It's more expensive, and it goes bad far faster.

Oh, and it was that "good organic" spinach that caused all the illness from the E-coli contamination.

**Your kids won't get pesticides if you WASH the vegetables. And for those who are ignorant of what "Organic" means... It does NOT mean no chemicals. It means only certain ones.

"The weed and pest-control methods to which this refers include crop rotation, hand cultivation, mulching, soil enrichment, and encouraging beneficial predators and microorganisms. If these methods are not sufficient, various listed chemicals can be used."

"Organic foods are certainly not more nutritious [12]. The nutrient content of plants is determined primarily by heredity. Mineral content may be affected by the mineral content of the soil, but this has no significance in the overall diet. If essential nutrients are missing from the soil, the plant will not grow. If plants grow, that means the essential nutrients are present. Experiments conducted for many years have found no difference in the nutrient content of organically grown crops and those grown under standard agricultural conditions."

"Many "organic" proponents suggest that their foods are safer because they have lower levels of pesticide residues. However, the pesticide levels in our food supply are not high. In some situations, pesticides even reduce health risks by preventing the growth of harmful organisms, including molds that produce toxic substances [12]."

"Many buyers of "organic" foods believe that the extra money they pay will ultimately benefit the environment by encouraging more farmers to use "organic" methods. But doing this cannot have much effect because "organic" agriculture is too inefficient to meet the world's food needs."

Answer 7

if you can afford to feed your kids the best then do it . at least your assured that their not getting all the pesticides and chemicals and hormones that the rest of us are eating
your children will be then safe guarded agaisnst the effects of these things and if a foodscare comes along you dont have to worry as much
if your budget is lower there was some info on the internet giving 2 lists of organic foods those that are important to worry about and another list which isnt quite as bad. try and get hold of the list or write to the soil association or one of the organic companies
remember to still ate healthy though - lots of fruit and veggie

Answer 8

If you have the money, just go for it. It's much healthier than ordinary food. Plus they are more quality stringent. But beware, small part of it are non organic packed as organic food.

Answer 9

organtic is of course better but its expensive

i eat it

Answer 10

Eating fewer animal products is a good choice for the environment. When and if you choose to eat animal products you can make a significant difference for your health and the environment by taking these steps, and here's why:
SIMPLE SOLUTION: Choosing to support farms that caretake the environment and the animals they raise in an ethical manner, is a very positive way to spend your food dollar. Animal agriculture produces surprisingly large amounts of air and water pollution, and causes 80 percent of the world's annual deforestation. It also requires large amounts of water, and livestock worldwide consumes half the world's total grain harvest.
By supporting local, sustainable and organic farms in your local community you also support the larger community of which we are all a part. By eating animal products raised on such farms you provide the healthiest choice for your family and support the farms that support healthy and ecological neighborhoods.

1. FREE OF ANTIBIOTICS, ADDED HORMONES, GMO FEED, AND OTHER DRUGS; NO GMO ANIMALS

2. MAD COW SAFEGUARD: ANIMALS AREN'T FORCED TO BE CANNIBALS

3. USUALLY - HUMANE, ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

4. USUALLY - ANIMALS FREE -RANGE AND GRAZE

5. THE MIGHT AND MENACE OF MANURE

6. ANIMALS ARE INTEGRAL TO SMALL FARMS

7. FEWER CHEMICALS USED

8. DIVERSITY

9. SAVE RESOURCES

10. YOUR DOLLARS SUPPORT SMALL FARMS


THE WHY, HOW AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE TOP TEN

1. FREE OF ANTIBIOTICS, ADDED HORMONES, GMO FEED, AND OTHER DRUGS; NO GMO ANIMALS

WHY: Animals raised organically are not allowed to be fed antibiotics, the bovine human growth hormone (rbGH), or other artificial drugs. Animals are also not allowed to eat genetically modified foods.

Further, animal products certified as organic can not have their genes modified (for example, a scorpion gene cannot be spliced into a cow gene). HOW: The animals are raised in a healthier environment, fed organic feed, and often eat a wider range of nutrients than those raised in factory farms (such as would be the case of free-range chickens and ranch cattle).

The animals are not from a testtube. HIGHLIGHTS: Organically raised animals have been shown to be significantly healthier than their factory-raised counterparts.

MORE: Visit the Organic Trade Association website for updates on the U.S. federal organic standards.

2. MAD COW SAFEGUARD: ANIMALS AREN'T FORCED TO BE CANNIBALS

WHY: The practice of feeding cattle the ground up remains of their same species appears to cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a horrific disease that destroys the central nervous system and brain, can be given to humans who eat the cows. The disease in humans has a very long latency period, and is called Creutzfeld-Jakob disease.

HOW: Animals are fed 100 percent organic feed without ground up animal parts.

HIGHLIGHTS: By eating 100 percent organic meat you are protected by a label insuring the cow has only been fed 100 percent organic feed.


3. MORE HUMANE, ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

WHY: Factory farms treat animals like commodities, and they are kept in tightly confined pens and often never move more than a few feet their whole lives.

HOW: Buy meat and eggs raised from chickens raised outdoors free ranging and grazing.

HIGHLIGHTS: Animals are more likely to be raised without cruelty.


4. ANIMALS FREE -RANGE AND GRAZE

WHY: The words "free-range," and "ranch raised" are clues that the animals were raised in a more humane way. Their diet tends to be more well-rounded; the animals are not confined and spend time outdoors in the fresh air.

HOW: Free range chickens eat more grubs and bugs than their industrially-raised counterparts; free range animals graze as they are inclined.

HIGHLIGHTS: Humane and ethical treatment of animals; more nutritious food.


5. MANURE

WHY: Small Farms Use It; Industrial Farms Pollute With It

HOW: On small, diverse farms, manure is used to naturally fertilize soil. Industrial farms produce so much manure, on the other hand, that it is a human health risk. The overspill of manure can contaminate wells with E. coli and other pathogens. In one region of North Carolina, for example, hog farms produce ten million metric tons of waste annually.

HIGHLIGHTS: Sustainable farms use their manure productively as organic fertilizer. The manure is "pure," coming from animals fed organic diets.


6. ANIMALS ARE INTEGRAL TO SMALL FARMS

WHY: Using animal manure is considered recycling of nutrients. No farm can cope with all the animal offspring, so selling some makes economic sense. Sustainable farms tend to provide and sell a range of products, and organic eggs and animal products would be included.

HOW: Most organic farms have a few cows, chickens, etc.

HIGHLIGHTS: The animals --many of diverse gene pools -- serve a purpose besides providing food.


7. FEWER CHEMICALS USED

WHY: Synthetic pesticides and fertilizers are not used on the food or land. Residues of persistent chemicals such as DDT, PCBs, dioxin, and many pesticides concentrate in animal fat. Eating organic animal fat reduces your exposure to these chemicals.

Farmers working on organic farms are exposed to fewer chemicals.

HOW: Organic agriculture works for a healthy balance of the soil, including using crop rotation and other techniques to improve soil fertility, instead of controlling the environment with chemicals. The animals are not fed food containing pesticides, and so the amount of persistent pesticides in their fat is reduced.

HIGHLIGHTS: Safeguards groundwater, farmers' health, topsoil, habitats, and neighborhood health.


8. DIVERSITY

WHY: Industrial farms rely on just a few species of cattle, chickens, pigs, etc., whereas small sustainable farms tend to raise a wider variety of livestock. Entire species of livestock can die out if they are not raised on farms.

HOW: Support our food supply by buying food representative of a wide gene pool. Every time you even buy a brown instead of a white egg you are helping to support diversity.

HIGHLIGHTS: Support diversity by supporting diversity on your local farms. Buy their milk, eggs, and meat.


9. FACTORY FARMS USE HUGE AMOUNTS OF RESOURCES

WHY: The factory farm industry is run with cheap, nonrenewable fossil fuel. Producing, transporting, processing, and marketing the food all depend heavily on it. Without cheap fuel, industrial agriculture would be impossible because it would be too expensive, notes organic farming expert Fred Kirschenmann. The heavy pesticide use on industrial farms contaminates groundwater and soil. Kirschenmann believes industrial farms are responsible for the loss of over half of U.S. topsoil.

HOW: Organic farms uses less energy with careful ecological management, and using natural ecological balances to solve pest problems. Buying animal products from local farms further reduces energy by reducing the amount of miles the food travels to your table.

HIGHLIGHTS: Organic farms use 70 percent less energy than industrial farms, and since they don't use pesticides they help preserve ground water. The farming techniques of organic farms builds top soil and doesn't contribute to its erosion.


10. YOUR DOLLARS SUPPORT THE FARMS YOU BUY FROM

WHY: If you buy your meat from an organic farmstand at a farmer's market you support that farm. On the other hand, if you buy nonorganic meat that isn't local, free-range, or ranch-raised from a supermarket chain, you most likely support a multinational food conglomerate.

HOW: You can contribute to the wellbeing of your community by supporting small, local, diverse organic farms.

HIGHLIGHTS: Buying organic animal products is better for your health, your local community, and the larger community as a whole. MORE: Find organic farms near you using Care2.com's "Get Local" search engine. Just scroll down in the Get Local box on the right of the page to "Organic Farms," and put in your zip code.
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