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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
• Products with at least
70% organic
ingredients may state
“Made with Organic
Ingredients”
Pesky Pesticides
Over 400 chemicals are
used to kill pests and
weeds
Pesticides implicated in:
Cancer (Specifically
breast cancer)
Male Infertility
Parkinson’s Disease
Hormones and Antibiotics
• Cause antibacterial
resistance in
humans
• May increase
exposure to
Mad Cow Disease
The USDA states that organic foods are:
“No more Nutritious
than Conventionally
grown foods”
Extra Expense $$$
• Whole Food brand
Organic
applesauce:
$2.99
• Motts Regular
applesauce:
$1.49
Organic Foods you can Skip
• Potato Chips
• Ice Cream
• Product with
processed white
flour
• All other nutrient-
deficient food
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
Organic Foods you can Skip
• Shucked or Peeled
fruits and veggies
• Bananas
• Avocados
• Sweet Corn
• Sweet Peas
Organic Foods Worth Buying
• Meats
• Poultry
• Eggs
• Dairy Products
Organic Foods Worth Buying
• Apples
• Grapes
• Spinach
• Peaches
• Pears
• Strawberries
• Cherries
• Raspberries
• Blueberries
The Dirty Dozen
• Apples
• Peaches
• Bell Peppers
• Celery
• Nectarine
• Strawberries
• Cherries
• Kale
• Lettuce
• Grapes (Imported)
• Carrots
• Pears
The Clean Fifteen
• Onion
• Avocado
• Sweet corn
• Pineapple
• Mango
• Asparagus
• Sweet Peas
• Kiwi
• Cabbage
• Eggplant
• Papaya
• Watermelon
• Broccoli
• Tomato
• Sweet Potato
National Organic Program www.ams.usda.gov/nop
Carl Winter foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/music.html

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Organic foods

  • 1. Explaining the Organic Food Trend By: Nicole Grimes
  • 2. USDA Organic Standards • No antibiotics • No growth hormones • Animals raised on organic feed • Farmed without pesticides or herbicides • Farmed without synthetic fertilizers
  • 3. • Placed on all products made with 95-100% organic ingredients • Products with at least 70% organic ingredients may state “Made with Organic Ingredients”
  • 4. Pesky Pesticides Over 400 chemicals are used to kill pests and weeds Pesticides implicated in: Cancer (Specifically breast cancer) Male Infertility Parkinson’s Disease
  • 5. Hormones and Antibiotics • Cause antibacterial resistance in humans • May increase exposure to Mad Cow Disease
  • 6. The USDA states that organic foods are: “No more Nutritious than Conventionally grown foods”
  • 7. Extra Expense $$$ • Whole Food brand Organic applesauce: $2.99 • Motts Regular applesauce: $1.49
  • 8. Organic Foods you can Skip • Potato Chips • Ice Cream • Product with processed white flour • All other nutrient- deficient food
  • 9. 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
  • 10. Organic Foods you can Skip • Shucked or Peeled fruits and veggies • Bananas • Avocados • Sweet Corn • Sweet Peas
  • 11. Organic Foods Worth Buying • Meats • Poultry • Eggs • Dairy Products
  • 12. Organic Foods Worth Buying • Apples • Grapes • Spinach • Peaches • Pears • Strawberries • Cherries • Raspberries • Blueberries
  • 13. The Dirty Dozen • Apples • Peaches • Bell Peppers • Celery • Nectarine • Strawberries • Cherries • Kale • Lettuce • Grapes (Imported) • Carrots • Pears
  • 14. The Clean Fifteen • Onion • Avocado • Sweet corn • Pineapple • Mango • Asparagus • Sweet Peas • Kiwi • Cabbage • Eggplant • Papaya • Watermelon • Broccoli • Tomato • Sweet Potato
  • 15. National Organic Program www.ams.usda.gov/nop Carl Winter foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/music.html