explaining the organic food trend
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Explaining the Organic Food Trend. By: Nicole Grimes. USDA Organic Standards. No antibiotics No growth hormones Animals raised on organic feed Farmed without pesticides or herbicides Farmed without synthetic fertilizers. Placed on all products made with 95-100% organic ingredients - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Explaining the Organic Food TrendBy: Nicole Grimes
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USDA Organic Standards• No antibiotics• No growth hormones• Animals raised on organic feed• Farmed without pesticides or
herbicides • Farmed without synthetic fertilizers
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• Placed on all products made with 95-100% organic ingredients
• Products with at least 70% organic ingredients may state “Made with Organic Ingredients”
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Pesky PesticidesOver 400 chemicals are
used to kill pests and weeds
Pesticides implicated in:Cancer (Specifically breast cancer)Male InfertilityParkinson’s Disease
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Hormones and Antibiotics• Cause antibacterial
resistance in humans
• May increase exposure to Mad Cow Disease
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The USDA states that organic foods are:
“No more Nutritious than Conventionally grown foods”
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Extra Expense $$$• Whole Food brand
Organic applesauce: $2.99
• Motts Regular applesauce: $1.49
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Organic Foods you can Skip• Potato Chips• Ice Cream• Product with
processed white flour
• All other nutrient-deficient food
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Organic Foods you can Skip• All Seafood and Fish
• The USDA has yet to set standards for organic seafood and fish products
• Products labeled as “organic” can still contain harmful contaminants such as mercury
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Organic Foods you can Skip• Shucked or Peeled
fruits and veggies• Bananas• Avocados• Sweet Corn• Sweet Peas
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Organic Foods Worth Buying• Meats• Poultry• Eggs• Dairy Products
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Organic Foods Worth Buying• Apples• Grapes• Spinach• Peaches• Pears• Strawberries• Cherries• Raspberries• Blueberries
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The Dirty Dozen • Apples• Peaches• Bell Peppers• Celery• Nectarine• Strawberries• Cherries• Kale• Lettuce• Grapes (Imported)• Carrots• Pears
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The Clean Fifteen • Onion• Avocado• Sweet corn • Pineapple• Mango• Asparagus• Sweet Peas• Kiwi• Cabbage• Eggplant• Papaya• Watermelon• Broccoli• Tomato• Sweet Potato
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National Organic Program www.ams.usda.gov/nop
Carl Winter foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/music.html