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Why are organic foods more expensive?
I am trying to eat better to lessen my risk of cancer (my mom had breast cancer and I had a teacher who had cancer too) and I was told that eating organic and natural foods were healthier. I went to the store to buy some organic foods (brands like from Kashi, Nature's Path, Horizon, Morningstar Farms, Stonyfield Farms, Organic Valley, etc.) and noticed that they cost a lot more than other food brands!
Why is organic more expensive? I don't understand why organic foods cost so much more than regular foods!
If organic is always this expensive, how does anyone afford to live on organic foods? Do people actually do that or did I get bad information about organic foods being healthier for me? I'd at least like to know why organic foods cost more before I start putting my money in organic companies.
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Organic food is so much better for you in so many ways!
First of all, those other, cheaper foods are made with chemicals and things that can be mass-produced and have a long shelf life in stores. Unfortunately, the preservatives that give them this shelf life are really bad for your body. Same with the pesticides that they put on some foods- very bad for you. Some foods even have special sweeteners/ chemicals that make our bodies crave them. And lots of cheap foods that you can buy at the store are rid of any nutrients they might have held because of the growing process (like with beef or grains, I think).
Organic food may not last as long on a store shelf, but it has no unhealthy pesticides, no habit-forming substances, and no preservatives. Organic foods, however, are harder to get a good product that will sell (if you don't inject the cow with steroids, how will you know it will get big and tasty?). It usually takes more work and time to get organic food, so that's probably part of why it's more expensive.
Some people do live off organic foods, but I do admit it is more expensive than other food you might see in the grocery store. I would encourage you to switch over as much as you can, however: it's just plain better for you. Good luck with your organic foods searching!
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Yes organic food is healthier for you because they put a lot of chemicals in regular food.
I'm not 100% sure as to why its more expensive but I've always kind of guess its because its still not as 'main stream' as the regular food so they are unable to price their food really low and make a profit.
But I also believe that to be usda certified as organic they have to have the government come by a lot which they may or may not have to pay for.
So I'd say instead of buying everything organic just buy the important stuff to your body organic such as milk eggs and fruits/veggies.
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