Tweet A large plate of dark leafy greens can provide almost all your daily folic acid needs. Asparagus can give you 262mcg of folic acid, avocadoes 90mcg, cauliflower 55mcg, beets 136mcg, corn 76mcg and celery provides 34mcg representing about 65%, 22%, 14%, 34%, 20% and 8% of your daily folic acid needs. Broccoli, among the … Read more
15 Foods Rich in Folic Acid
February 9th, 2012 | Posted by in Organic Cooking | Organic Food | Organic Health - (0 Comments)Eating Organic Foods on Grocery Budgets
February 7th, 2012 | Posted by in Organic Food | Organic Health - (0 Comments)Tweet Correctly compare the cost of buying produce to that of buying fast food meal instead of comparing the costs of a pound of organically grown to a pound of conventionally grown foods and you will discover that organic foods are cheaper. Purchase organic foods closer to the closing time of the vendors are cheaper. … Read more
6 GMOs that Should be Eaten Organically
February 4th, 2012 | Posted by in Organic Cooking | Organic Food - (0 Comments)Tweet Genetically engineered foods are altered to increase yeild and profitability. But health questions have been raised and unlike Europe where GMO foods are labeled, it is not required in the US. So consumers need to avoid these highly modified foods for 100% organics; milk/diary products, oils, animal products, sugar and sweeteners, cereals and breakfast … Read more
Relating Perceptions and Reality in the Oganic Foods Marketplace
February 1st, 2012 | Posted by in Organic Food | Organic Health - (0 Comments)Tweet Organic food sales reached $25 billion in 2009 representing less than 4% sales in the US food market. Though it hasn’t been scientifically proven, people prefer them for the health benefits, better taste, environmental concerns, animal welfare and food safety. In fact, tests show that organic and conventional foods contain similar amounts of nutrients. … Read more
12 Foods to Eat Organically
January 31st, 2012 | Posted by in Organic Cooking | Organic Food | Organic Health - (0 Comments)Tweet These 12 foods are regularly listed as samples with residues exceeding tolerance levels by the US Pesticide Data Program. Strawberries, cherries, peach, nectarines, grapes and apples are sweet fruits susceptible to bug attacks, more than 40 pesticides are used severally during their growth cycles including methyl bromide, a toxic, ozone depleting chemical that causes … Read more
