Post by: goldencup on March 10, 2006, 07:01:14 pm
What does everyone think about organic products - fruit, vegetables, milk, meat etc etc. Is it worth paying the extra or just a con?
Personally I think organic fruit and veg definitely taste better and organic peanut butter is far superior to the ordinary kind (no sugar in it either).
Post by: loulou on March 10, 2006, 07:20:50 pm
Post by: oldspice on March 10, 2006, 07:22:41 pm
Post by: loulou on March 10, 2006, 07:30:38 pm
Post by: minty on March 10, 2006, 08:18:11 pm
Post by: on March 10, 2006, 08:29:27 pm
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=107& ;sid=6174425&cKey=1129710879000
I just had to be contrary didn't I?
"A recent Dutch study evaluated 15 different vegetables, including broccoli, cucumbers, and tomatoes, and found that there was no difference in the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants found in organic produce.
So, while eating organics may be better for the earth, it's not going to make your life more vitamin-ful."
Post by: goldencup on March 10, 2006, 09:39:26 pm
Hmm, interesting stuff. A place down the road from me does those fruit and veg boxes Minty - I will investigate prices etc.
I don't think organic produce ever claims to be better for you in terms of vitamins etc, it's just produced in a more environmentally friendly way and not sprayed with nasty chemicals.
Post by: smurfboy on March 11, 2006, 02:56:37 am
Post by: on March 11, 2006, 07:54:42 am
I try to get my veg from a bloke down the road who grows it in his allotment. OK, so you get a few more wiggly things than from the supermarket, but hey, we just wash them off.
Fruit is a different matter. I have had organic strawberries, pears and apples in this country but I have as yet nof found anybody who is growing organic bananas, oranges or lemons. I don't eat limes, so that's a bit of a red herring.
Post by: chocadmin on March 11, 2006, 08:01:39 am
How about organic chocolate?, personally I'm not a fan of G+B's I think they try and pass themselves off as 'high class' chocolate but you only have to try a bar of Valrhona or Cluizel to realise how far this is from the truth (mind you I'm not going to pay 3quid a bar on a regular basis
).Post by: oldspice on March 11, 2006, 08:09:26 am
Re organic oranges, lemons etc - you can buy unwaxed lemons and limes which are much healthier and allow you to TASTE the pith if you grate it into recipes. Bananans don't need much in the way of pesticides but I always buy Fairtrade.
Smurfy - you mentioned people complaining about food that went off (1950s/1960s) but at that time many people had allotments, greenhouses and spaces in the garden to grow their own fruit and veg. We couldn't have survived if we hadn't grown a lot of our own food.
Post by: lorri on March 11, 2006, 09:40:46 am
Post by: goldencup on March 11, 2006, 09:57:14 am
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Post by: lorri on March 11, 2006, 01:07:58 pm
I don't think that's what Minty said was it?
whoops sorry mis read it !!! lol but i have to say my experince with tescos is that the offers on organic fruit and veg means prices are not that different as long as your happy to be guided by offer prices than a set shopping list and as i never have a clue what i want when i walk in the shop im happy 
Post by: goldencup on March 11, 2006, 01:22:52 pm
Good point!
And Black-Knight, I can well believe what you say. I read something about organic milk being a waste of money.
Post by: lemoneye on March 12, 2006, 12:05:41 pm
Post by: oldspice on March 12, 2006, 01:21:16 pm