Organic Products

Look for a definition of "Organic" on the Internet and you will be surprised to find the wide and varied descriptions given. In chemistry it refers to something of plant or animal origin. However that would describe any item of fruit or vegetable in your local shop so why pay the little extra for organic produce. Well, in reference to organic products the word "organic" could be compared to natural or pure, with nothing added, no chemicals involved etc. With fruit and veg this means organic products have been grown without chemical or synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. With regards to organic meat products it is rather more complicated as many of the treatments given to non-organic animals contain growth hormones and antibiotics but the animal also needs to be fed organic food!

So what are the benefits of organic products? Well let us take a look at organic tomatoes as these were my first introduction to organic products. Tomatoes are now very cheap being produced on a massive scale all year around. In the past they were a seasonal item and grown in a much smaller scale. Thinking back only a couple of decades I can remember tomatoes being nice dark red and rather soft to the touch when very ripe. Today's tomatoes are orange and very firm! I also remembered that tomatoes once had flavor and very nice too.

One day when shopping I could smell the tomatoes, just like an old fashioned greenhouse way back in my past. However when I picked them up they did not smell? The smell was so strong I took a look around and, hidden in a corner, was a small amount of small, organic plum tomatoes on the vine and it was this very small amount, by comparison, that had produced the gorgeous smell. I bought then, took them home and opened them almost immediately it was a revelation. I was transported back in time those couple of decades to time when tomatoes were tomatoes! THE ORGANIC TOMATOES TASTED GREAT - Yes I really do want to shout about it! Organic products rock, no need to exaggerate they are just how fruit and veg are SUPPOSED to be!

Now I only buy organic products, yes it is a little more expensive but you can not imagine the difference in flavor and I know I am also being healthier too. A true win win situation. If you do not believe me try something organic that you remember you once liked and now you are indifferent to. Upon trying the organic product you too will have a revelation and realize that the extra cash for organic products is money well spent.

Still not sold on the idea of going organic? Consider also the fact that you will be helping the environment to look after itself. For far too long now we have been flooding our environment with unnatural chemicals and hormones which has actually been damaging nature. Still not sold? Well the cost of organic produce will likely decrease as more and more people make the move towards an organic lifestyle so why not start now?

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