tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post8930128613694415694..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Lisa Bonet asks Is Eating Organic Food Actually Better for You?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-41333251231741853772014-09-11T09:18:09.372-06:002014-09-11T09:18:09.372-06:00Avoiding pesticides and growth hormones is enough ...Avoiding pesticides and growth hormones is enough of a reason for me to eat organically. Whether or not there's more nutrients isn't so much of an issue. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-2829566317326230462014-09-09T18:04:06.843-06:002014-09-09T18:04:06.843-06:00Groceries are so expensive already I just could no...Groceries are so expensive already I just could not do organic unless I grow it myself. I love veggies from my own garden and sometimes buy them from local stands. Good stuff and it's cheap. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-15921922684871580422014-09-09T13:35:43.587-06:002014-09-09T13:35:43.587-06:00I don't know how this plays into organic foods...I don't know how this plays into organic foods today, but if they are grown on the rotation of crops method that supposedly keeps the soil vibrant and alive forever, rather than the method adding chemical fertilizers that supposedly kills the soil, that would be enough reason to eat organic only. But I'm afraid it's cost prohibitive to maintain the soil by rotating crops. I just think it's a complex topic without clear answers. writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-63735806114083531792014-09-09T12:05:32.864-06:002014-09-09T12:05:32.864-06:00Perhaps we should all go back to planting gardens ...Perhaps we should all go back to planting gardens of our own to eat.<br /><br />Yep "food" is exactly the word for it.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-13092234621415953692014-09-09T06:35:24.402-06:002014-09-09T06:35:24.402-06:00If we buy anything organic, it's going to be a...If we buy anything organic, it's going to be apples for sure. We also grow some of our own veggies. My kids love doing it, and I know there's no crazy chemicals on them.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-80812682697772506812014-09-09T00:03:35.434-06:002014-09-09T00:03:35.434-06:00I can't always eat organic fruit and veggies, ...I can't always eat organic fruit and veggies, but I pretty much stick to organic chicken and eggs and grass-fed organic beef and buffalo. Man-added hormones and antibiotics really mess with the human body. I also make sure the chickens are cage-free. Those caged chicken and pig corporate farms are nightmares.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-90559507465995433002014-09-08T19:10:49.636-06:002014-09-08T19:10:49.636-06:00I try to avoid fresh food whenever possible.I try to avoid fresh food whenever possible.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-888155937644135922014-09-08T18:47:55.709-06:002014-09-08T18:47:55.709-06:00Er, I meant to say would *NOT* produce enough food...Er, I meant to say would *NOT* produce enough food.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-50639798956092139832014-09-08T18:46:54.909-06:002014-09-08T18:46:54.909-06:00I'm not expert, but the most important thing I...I'm not expert, but the most important thing I've ever heard on this topic is this:<br /><br />If the whole world adopted Organic Farming then the we'd all starve.<br /><br />Because, apparently, organic farming techniques would produce enough food to feed the 7 billion plus people living on the earth right now. <br /><br />GMO's are necessary. I'm not arguing with the benefits of organic stuff at all. I don't know enough to have an opinion on all that. But I do like to eat. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-68163809544879474002014-09-08T15:39:20.608-06:002014-09-08T15:39:20.608-06:00This is a hard one. Is organic better? In some ins...This is a hard one. Is organic better? In some instances yes, but not always. It just depends on what is important to you, I suppose.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-76420952771226778962014-09-08T15:28:57.177-06:002014-09-08T15:28:57.177-06:00If I eat anything organic it's by accident.If I eat anything organic it's by accident.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-20697583790958697102014-09-08T14:30:55.807-06:002014-09-08T14:30:55.807-06:00I try to eat organic and it's much easier to d...I try to eat organic and it's much easier to do in Mexico because I can pretty much pick things from trees here. But, if it's too expensive, I'll buy cheap.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-12037607030294447312014-09-08T13:30:14.525-06:002014-09-08T13:30:14.525-06:00All you can do is eat the best way you can. Eating...All you can do is eat the best way you can. Eating healthily even without going organic is better than not eating healthy at all.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-45472853887942984422014-09-08T13:13:39.480-06:002014-09-08T13:13:39.480-06:00When food companies insist they shouldn't have...When food companies insist they shouldn't have to tell people what's in their product because it hasn't been "proved" to be harmful, that pretty much seals the deal. It's more about the people selling you the food than the food itself. <br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a> <br /><br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-21742801297153619092014-09-08T09:35:09.747-06:002014-09-08T09:35:09.747-06:00I love the graphic you used about organic food bei...I love the graphic you used about organic food being what our grandparents called 'food'. It's so true! In fact, I've heard that if people from the early 20th century tasted our veggies, they probably wouldn't like them because of all the chemicals used in the process of growing them. I buy organic as often as possible, and being vegetarian, the hormones and antibiotics in meat don't affect me.<br />Great article!E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-86915486993056282242014-09-08T07:03:39.582-06:002014-09-08T07:03:39.582-06:00Bacteria does become immune to antibiotics over ti...Bacteria does become immune to antibiotics over time. Didn't realize how much was added to food. I did know about the growth hormones. Those are scary.<br />Organic does cost more, but we splurge and try to buy as many organic fruits and vegetables as possible.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com