Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 " Hey guys, what is the difference between Natural and Organic, other than one costs more? " Natural means that nothing artificial is in the product. Like no food coloring, artificial flavors. Organic means that the product was grown without using pesticides or fungicides. Organic meat means that the animal was raised being fed organic foods. So, organic food costs a lot more because it is a lot more difficult to grow crops without using pesticides/fungicides. And of course, since organic feed costs more than regular feed, animals that are raised eating organic food will cost more to feed so the meat costs more when the animal is slaughtered. Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 > > > Hey guys, what is the difference between Natural and Organic, other than one costs more? > The inclusion of trhe word " natural ingredients " on food labels is totally ambiguous and suspect and on SCD we avoid products so designated. Carol F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 > > > Hey guys, what is the difference between Natural and Organic, other than one costs > more? Gi-HUGE-ic difference. Google 'organic criteria', or something similar. > > (carol f) > The inclusion of trhe word " natural ingredients " on food labels is totally ambiguous It sure is. " Natural " may have started out meaning 'crap-free', but now it is mainly a marketing tool. There's this great commerical on TV that has cute little signs that say " 10% Sodium Benzote " and " 15% Fructose sweetened " stuck in piles of fresh fruit. The ad is for some juice, and the idea is if you would not buy the food source filled with junk, why would you pay for trash to be added to your juice? :-) Pretty funny. " Certified Organic " however, is defined by law and has regulatory agenices. Personally, I trust Oregon Tilth over the USDA, but that's just cynical me. Organic is more than pesticide-free. The foods/animals are NOT genetically engineered, the water sources are tested, and the soil the crops/animals are raised on must be free from pesicides/pollutants for x number of years before they are allowed to market goods as 'organic'. It is costly endeavour to maintain organic status for these companies, and not cheap to buy from them, either. Worth it IMO and absolutely nec for our very chemically sensative child. I certainly wasn't feeding him arsenic (chicken feed), mercury (large predator fish and bottom-dwellers) purposefully. But Glenn's got that crap in his system. I mean, there are studies showing jet fuel showing up in breast milk...pretty freakish. So, if you come over to our house for dinner, you won't get nuts and seeds, but you'll have a great pastured steak and mushrooms (w/ bone marrow broth), organic salad, and 'squash pudding' for dessert, lol. But that's just Tuesdays ;-) -christine Mostly Paleo 3mo Glenn, SCD/LOD all organic baby 2/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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