Organic Food

Years ago the word Organic just didn't exist, food was food, it was bought , it was cooked and it was eaten. By the way im not Methuselah either! But in hindsight a high percentage of food used to be grown in our own back gardens anyway and the choice of food was by no means as varied as it is today. We had unpasteurised milk from the farm, we ate what was `in season` , so maybe we ate quite an amount of organic food. Organic food wont automatically make you any healthier, it certainly might make you feel safer in the knowledge that you have eaten products that have been grown without the use of pesticides. I have to admit ...  Read the complete review

For breakfast in the morning I like to have either Tescos or Sainsburys Organic Cornflakes with semi-skimmed milk (organic sometimes and sometimes not). It tastes very good and pure/clean compared to other leading brands I think. Because organic is more natural containing no pesticides, I find a good difference in taste between organic and non organic foods. It is better for me too as I have IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) so eating more organic food helps to keep that at bay more. I particularly however find Organic cornflakes to taste really really good compared with ordinary cornflakes. There is a fresher taste and you can actually taste the ...  Read the complete review

After having several lengthy discussions with friends online and off, it's debatable whether organic food is really worth it. It can all depend on your reasons for wanting to go organic. Do your reasons concern ethical issues, environmental, for taste reasons or even just for social reasons? After a long debate we came to this reasoning. The Pros * Ethical Reasons - Going organic can mean the animals (involved in producing that succulent piece of meat you see on your plate) will be treated in the most respectable way possible and that their life will be extinguished in the most painless and humane way. * Environmental Reasons - ...  Read the complete review

~~ Organically Grown Food is More Nutritious ~~ There has been considerable growth in the organic food industry in recent years. This is despite sophisticated and well-funded corporate attacks by agribusiness and the biotechnology giants who see the organic revolution as major threat. This is often supported in Britain by right wing propaganda publications such as the Daily Telegraph. There is a lot of disinformation in the media that presents a view that buying organic is a waste of time, or that it's unsustainable, or that there is no difference in the taste of organic food in comparison to non-organic produce. The argument that food production ...  Read the complete review