The Dirty Dozen & The Clean Fifteen
According to Canada’s Food Guide, we should be eating 5-12 servings of fruit and vegetables per day. Whether you go with this approach, vary your intake by consuming a rainbow of colors to ensure that you’re getting the necessary nutrients, or follow some other guideline, we know that eating fruits and vegetables is an essential daily requirement. Once again we must consider whether or not we want to allocate a larger portion of our budget to our grocery list. To buy organ
Eggs: Organic, Free Range, Free Run, Omega 3, White or Brown? Understanding the jargon…
We may have concluded from my previous post regarding organic vs. conventional, that there isn’t necessarily much of a difference in the milk that we purchase in Canada. Can the same be said about eggs? In this case, it isn’t necessarily only an issue of whether to choose organic; another important component comes into play to a much greater extent, namely nutrition. As previously discussed, conventionally raised chickens (and cows) are fed grains that contain a GMO compone
Organic Milk in Quebec: Is There a Difference?
When it comes to making the decision of whether or not to go organic, for most of us it comes down to selecting which organic food products are worth the extra cost. There’s the “the dirty dozen” guideline with respect to produce, but what about dairy products? Especially given the large quantities consumed by our children, notably milk. When we consider organic milk, there are a number of factors that come into play. The most significant of which that is currently discuss
