Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 The following excerpt is taken from: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/03/Most-of-What-You-Eat-is-Not-Real-Food.aspx. A quick set of rules to identify " REAL " Foods. --------------- How Can You Identify REAL Food?There are major incentives to center your diet on real foods as opposed to “food products,” the primary one being it is essential for optimal health. Real foods also taste delicious, and when bought from sustainable sources help to protect the environment. So how can you tell the difference? Real food almost always has the following characteristics: • Grown• Variable quality• Spoils fast• Requires preparation• Vibrant colors, rich textures• Authentically flavorful• Strong connection to land and culture “Food products,” meanwhile, tend to have these traits: • Produced, manufactured• Neat, convenient• Always the same• Keeps forever• Instant results• Dull, bland• Artificially flavorful• No connection to land or culture If you want to take things a step further, and I suggest you do, here is what you need to look for (whether you’re at the grocery store or farmers’ market) to find not just any food, but high-quality food: 1. Grown without pesticides and chemical fertilizers (organic foods fit this description, but so do some non-organic foods)2. Not genetically modified3. Contains no added growth hormones, antibiotics, or other drugs 4. Does not contain artificial anything, nor any preservatives5. Fresh (if you have to choose between wilted organic produce or fresh conventional produce, the latter may be the better option)6. Did not come from a factory farm 7. Grown with the laws of nature in mind (meaning animals are fed their native diets, not a mix of grains and animal byproducts, and have free-range access to the outdoors)8. Grown in a sustainable way (using minimal amounts of water, protecting the soil from burnout, and turning animal wastes into natural fertilizers instead of environmental pollutants) Foods that meet these standards will almost always be a wise choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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