I know you’ve asked yourself this while perusing the $1.25 price difference per pound of those fuji apples you love so much…
IS ORGANIC WORTH THE EXTRA COST?
With a failing economy, many folks are choosing to make sacrifice a few expensive food items. That usually means ‘organic’ is the first the get chopped. But should you wait and reconsider keeping ORGANIC to you grocery list??
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/55792.html
The article above notes that:
A year ago, research by Britain’s University of Newcastle concluded that some organic food is healthier. Its four-year study conducted across Europe found 50 to 80 percent more antioxidants in organic milk than in conventional milk, and 20 to 40 percent more nutrients in organically cultivated grains, tomatoes, potatoes, onions and salad greens.
$3.99 lb for organic honeycrisp apples in Whole Foods. That isn’t worth it.