October 7, 2010
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Quick post and then I gotta hit the sack.
Gym twice today. Once in the morning and once on the way home from work. On the way home from work I only stepped in for 45 minutes, so I didn’t feel like it took all evening.
I’m new to the whole organic movement, so I’m still learning where to shop, how to shop, and what to buy that’s in season in order to really make my $ stretch.
I decided to check out the Henry’s Market in Chino Hills after gym to pick up some produce. I know different stores carry different things. I was rather surprised by the selection of organic produce there. I think when I need to restock I will start going to the Chino Hills store from now on.
Contrary to what people believe, (my opinion), eating as organically as you can isn’t outrageously expensive (Eating out costs way more. Buying junk food is just about the same). Sure, it may be a little more expensive, but I think health is equally important if not more. I think if we were told, “you keep eating that you’ll get cancer in 30 more years”, then we all might actually think twice what goes in our mouth. But the fact is, most people feel, “that won’t happen to me”. Well, fuck, it sure is happening to people out there. I can’t say every person out there diagnosed with cancer is because of their diet. But the number of cancer patients has grown over the years, and are also starting at an earlier age. Sorry, I work in the insurance industry and what I see is kind of scaring me.
I haven’t always eaten organically. Actually, it’s pretty new to me; since I started making baby food for Caleb. It wasn’t until I started researching how fruits and vegetables are grown in the US, then I decided it might be worth it to try to at least get certain fruits and veggies organic, and some other stuff. For instance, I learned our poultry are fed arsenic, and so are pork. Wtf? And rice in the US has double the amount of arsenic and other chemicals than other countries. I don’t know about other people, but I think feeding my kid poison kind of bothers me. All studies have shown, there’s no obvious short term affects. However, in the long run, it causes problems. I’m not saying I won’t go out and eat food in a restaurant just because it’s not organic. But I think it makes a big difference to make most of the meals at home as clean and fresh as possible.
Certain things I really try to get organic are:
Peaches
All berries (strawberry, blueberry, etc…)
Bell peppers
Potatos (are among the worst)
Milk
Eggs
And if I really stick with what’s in the season, the price isn’t all that bad….
