| Organic food is generally considered to be | | | | that organic baby food has become very |
| produced without the use of artificial | | | | popular. A university of Washington study |
| fertilisers, without synthetic pesticides or | | | | found that preschool children fed regular |
| antibiotics, hormones or other growth | | | | diets had six times more metabolised |
| promoters. There are thus standards to which | | | | organophosphate pesticides in their bodies |
| organic food is produced, traditionally on | | | | than children who had been fed on organic |
| small family run farms, but there are some | | | | diets. Organic fruit vegetables and juices as |
| larger operations emerging since evidence has | | | | a part of a healthy balanced diet can |
| emerged that organic farming is more | | | | considerably reduce exposure to harmful |
| environmentally friendly and more sustainable | | | | pesticides.When shopping for organic foods to |
| that many contemporary farming techniques. | | | | complete the cooking formulas of your |
| There are also benefits for the people who | | | | favourite organic food recipes, look out for |
| eat organic farm produce.The advantages of | | | | the organic certification of a product. The |
| organic food for the consumer include higher | | | | certification of organic food is done to |
| nutritional levels, and over the long term | | | | protect the consumer in the growing market |
| studies have found the health benefits to be | | | | for organic foods. |
| substantial. It is perhaps for this reason | | | | |