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There are many conversations about organic food that will go around the dinner table as you serve the meals that you prepared. Many people are not well versed in making their points or reason in this discussion or a debate.
A simple, “Well it is good for you” will not suffice. This article will highlight solid talking points you can bring to the discussion table. By having formable talking points, you will be able to demonstrate why organic food is better overall than non-organic food. Talking point one is simple and that is that organic food is all natural. It does not have preservatives and unknown chemicals in it. Organic food is not loaded on to a wagon and shipped out. It too has to face strict food standards. Not only is organic foods subjected to standard food regulations but it must meet standards and inspections of the National Organic Program (NOP). Everything in the organic food processing must be done without chemicals and pesticides or else it fails the standards.
The second point to make would be that organic food is better to cook with. A good example would be home made french fries. Having a potato that you can cut up, season and bake will taste better than buying a bag of frozen ones from Walmart and microwaving them. Everything tastes better if it is fresher. Plus, the more steps involved in your cook, the prouder you are of your masterpiece.
The third talking point I would make is that organic food can be produced in your backyard making you more self-sustainable. There are numerous books that you can get that show the process of self-sustainability in a one acre yard. An example, in a fenced in yard, chickens can roam freely and eat the bugs that damage your vegetable garden. You can use their waste such as excrement and egg shells for fertilizer. You can eventually kill the chicken and after dinner, you can boil to bones down to a stock that you can save for later use. You get multiple uses out of a organic meal.
The last talking point I would make is that you are doing what you can to save the environment. Organic food allows you to draw on resources that do not waste our resources but rather ensures that there will be the same resources tomorrow. Dr. Robbins, an anthropologist, drew out the hidden cost of making a Twinkie. When eating an inorganic food like this, you need to consider underpayment of labor, health damage and that every product that makes up a Twinkie must be shipped from all over the world. You need sugar, flour, preservatives, the wrapper, the box to ship it and much more. The total cost comes to a $1.00 for the consumer. It is cheap
Instead, you can use local ingredients to make yourself your dinner, dessert or whatever you desire. I know people might point out that organic food can be more expensive but if you really consider what you are buying, I would think it is the other way around. I would say that having a longer and healthier life and spending an extra couple dollars a week is cheaper than having heart or cancer problems.
