The scoop on Eating Organic on a Budget Recipe

The scoop on Eating Organic on a Budget

May 30, 2013 By: Kathy3 Comments

What exactly is organic?

According to the Environmental Protection Agency foods called organic can not be treated with synthetic pesticides, sewage sludge, bioengineering and ionizing radiation. Hmmm, I don’t know about you but those things alone sound scary enough and make want to eat organic. Since pesticides can not be used organic foods generally cost more because it’s much more labor intensive to grow.

When shopping look for labels that have an USDA organic seal. Look for

100% organic – these have no allowable synthetic ingredients and can use the organic seal

Organic – these foods have at least 95% organic ingredients as per…