Question by jodartha: What is the best grocery chain for organic food at a good price?
There are lots of good organic foods and many places that sell it are pricey.

I am planning on converting to organic and preservative free. Name places. Preferably ones that exist on the East Coast

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Answer by Chloe
Wild Oats is a great place =)

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Question by Eartha Q: What is your opinion on Organic Food Co-ops?
We have been educated to the benefits of Organic Foods but they are expensive!
Has anyone had experience with the Organic Food Co-ops?
Which is the best one and what is the quality of the foods?

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Answer by chefgrille
It was great for the first 2 deliveries or so, because it made me more creative trying to use everything up. But then I started getting mushy onions, wilted greens, etc… It wasn’t worth the I was paying every week. And they were substituting things that were on my NO list. So yeah, it was overpriced and I canceled them.

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Question by em youssef: Is organic food really healthier?
Organic food has a lot of distributors, but when some sort of produce is not in season, wouldn’t it be harmful to the environment to ship it across the US or from another country to get it to that store? Semi trucks would have to use a lot of gasoline and give off fumes in the air to get it out there.
my bad! not gasoline…diesel oops!

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Answer by X
but we do not have evidence of either side, check back 15 years and I can tell you, but now we just don’t know

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Question by Kwah-Pow!!!!: Whats the difference between organic food and processed food?
Is there a difference in Nutritional value or is it the same? Are there any benefits to eating organic foods?

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Answer by whitecloud
organic has no chemicals ,vitamins should be the same ,,,hope this helps you

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Question by St.Blaise: What’s the deal with organic food? Is it worth all the hype?
I’ve been noticing more and more people jumping on this organic food bandwagon and, quite frankly, it’s getting a little annoying. My girlfriend’s mother recently “converted” to the organic diet (not to mention this Kevin Trudeau “Natural Cures” conspiracy theory). All of a sudden eating anything non-organic is horrible for you?

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Answer by KJ
The organic food industry is a passing fad. It has been proven that organic food is no better nutritionally and is generally of a lower quality. The media are just making it out to be- its natural, so it must be better. This is far from the truth. In fact, it is a lesser product, lower quality. The crops yield less and the livestock are fed at a lower plane. This increases the cost of production. Also suppliers are putting up prices to make it appear to the customers that this more expensive product must be better than conventionally produced food. The lowered efficiency of production means that more land is required to produce the same kg of output, this and the longer growing time required for livestock increases the energy requirement per kg of output. This is using up ground which could be used for producing biofuels. So organic food production has its part in fuel price rise!
Also, another point brought out by organic enthusiasts is that organic food production is better on animal welfare grounds. This simply isnt true. Animals in organic units are only treated for diseases when they are a threat to the animals life. So the animal can contract the disease and have to suffer it until it is discovered and treated. On conventional units, animals are treated routinely to build up resistance to many diseases.

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In response to organic hippy:
It is illegal to spread untreated human sewage on land.
All pesticides for use on crops must by law go through rigorous testing to ensure that there are no traces left in the product.
GM food is only really grown in USA, and even at that it rarely goes into the human food chain
The production system, organic or conventional has NO effect on the fat content of meats. I am afraid that you are listening to the media a little too much. The fat content of processed food is controlled by the processor. They basically use the fat left over from other cuts of meat and mince them up with some lower quality meat that has a lower market value. It is the ratio of meat : fat that they decide on, which in turn decides the % fat in the food.

I hope you will see that organic food production is a bit of a farce, and that every piece of ‘evidence’ that is put forward is immediately disproven by science.

Please read into this and you will find how much the public can be swayed!… i completed an extensive study on this at university.

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Answer by cyber2nd
It has been 17 years, but my wife used to get fresh fruit and vegetables. Just steam some carrots, throw them in a blender and then poor into ice cube trays. Once they are frozen you can put the cubes into a freezer bag. Repeat with peaches, plums, green beans, etc.

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Question by PontificalPape: Is there a reliable source of natural/organic food in New Braunfels, TX?
Hey, all of you lucky residents of the best water park town in the world! I am planning on visiting Schlitterbahn for a few days in Aug. & staying at a campground nearby. I am vegan & my friend has a serious colon condition that necessitates a source of fresh, unprocessed, organic food. Are there grocery stores near Schlitterbahn with such food? I didn’t see a Whole Foods but perhaps they have a co-op somewhere?

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Answer by Doris
There are quite a few certified naturally grown producers in Texas. I am enclosing a link directly to the Texas producers. Perhaps one is close to where you are going.

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Question by Paulyna.: Whats the difference between regular and “organic” food?
Is organic food supposed to be healthier or something?

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Answer by Sue is Savvy
Organic food is grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

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Question by calamity: Where to buy organic food from?
does any one know any store where i can buy organic food from in Canada/Toronto.

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Answer by jewel64052
Do a search on Yahoo…

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Question by Brianne : Is horizon a good brand for organic food?

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Answer by Andy
yeh its good

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