 Editor's note: Dr. Aaron E. Carroll is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the director of the university's Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research. He blogs about health policy at The Incidental Economist and tweets at @aaronecarroll. I like to joke that the difference between other places I've lived and Indiana is that seeing a goat or a chicken used to be a field trip; now it's my commute. Humor aside, though, one of the perks of living much closer to farmland is the access that we have to amazingly fresh food. I haven't always been the healthiest of eaters, but in recent years that has changed. Two summers ago, we participated in a "farm share," where every week we would get a box of organically raised produce. It's not an understatement to say that this completely redefined the eating habits of my family. We went from a meat-heavy diet to a much more vegetable-oriented one. My wife became much more concerned with how our food was raised and processed. Before long, she was near-obsessed with whether our food was "organic." Read - Healthy food doesn't mean 'organic' Previously - What does "organic" actually mean? |
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We have found that people are shopping at our local market for many reasons, but "it takes better" ranked the highest. They will slowly but surely learn the other benefits of eating fresh healthy food without chemicals.
Thanks a lot for all of this.
Yes, I agree with you that eat healthy is most important for our health to get healthy and fit. But in market very few amount we can get pure and 100% healthy foods so I have a question here that how we can eat healthy so that we live healthy. I always trying to eat healthy to get healthy and also do exercise to maintain my weight.
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Hi Aaron, this has definately been a hot topic as of late with the recent report from Stanford citing that organic is not any more nitritious than conventionally grown foods. Recently we have began getting vegetables from a neighboring farm just as you mention you have, difference being our neighbor is not organic. Nonetheless the idea of having a ready supply of vegetables in the house has helped us to eat healthier as a quick snack of celery and peanut butter has replaced the old Twinkie. We are cattle farmers so beef will remain a staple in our house, but we are quickly realizing the benifits of a well balanced diet.
I try to buy organic to make my $8 or less home made college food blog called http://simpledeliciousness.wordpress.com
All Entrees, salads, and desserts are made fresh from my apartment! From scratch!