Organic vs. Non-Organic Food: Does It Really Matter, in the End?
OK. Here's the question. Would we be better off eating all organic foods ? We're certainly buying -- and paying for -- it. Sales of organic food have soared over the past decade, up to $30 billion in 2011, or 4.2% of all U.S. food and beverage sales, according to the Organic Trade Association, as The Wall Street Journal reports today. Probably like you, I don't mind paying a little bit more for organic milk and meat (though I've stopped buying organic produce because if you wash the regular stuff, you get most of the chemicals off, and I worry about fecal matter). But guess what? No expert has yet been able to prove eating all organic food is better for us. Now, eating food grown without the help of synthetic chemicals" is probably safer and healthier to consume than food containing those substances, even in trace amounts," The WSJ says. And many experts say they believe Americans "should try to substitute organic products for conventional o...