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Why Buy Organic?

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Buying organic is the smart and ethical thing to do.  It not only helps to promote good personal health for you and your family, but also has a lasting impact on the environment and the future health of our planet. Organic  food is produced without pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, growth hormones, artificial ingredients, dyes, preservatives or solvents, irradiation and genetic engineering.  Children are especially at risk from exposure to these toxic substances.  The nutritional quality of organic food is estimated to be about 40% greater than conventionally produced agriculture.  Organic farming helps the environment by promoting biodiversity and strengthening soil quality.  Organic farming practices also impact climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  Healthier for you plus healthier for the earth – Seems like a no brainer to buy organic whenever you can.
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WHY IS IT THAT Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain bars are made with natural colorings in Britain but contain food dyes in the United States?

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Food dyes are known to be detrimental to our health, yet many of the products available to our kids at lunch, such as drinks, fruit roll ups (which they actually gave to each kid at one elementary school during drug awareness/red ribbon week!  I won’t even go into the irony here) and yogurt, contain these artificial dyes because they are hoping to appeal to young consumers and hoping that the public will remain uneducated about their devastating effects and the natural alternatives that are readily available.  Read what the Center for Science in the Public Interest has to say…

Commonly used food dyes, such as Yellow 5, Red 40, and six others, are made from petroleum and pose a “rainbow of risks.” Those risks include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in animal studies), and allergic reactions. In 2008, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes. The British government and European Union have taken actions that are virtually ending the use of dyes throughout Europe.

Food dyes also serve to deceive consumers: they are often used to simulate the presence of healthful, colorful fruits and vegetables. But considering the adverse impact of these chemicals on children, and considering how easily they can be replaced with safe, natural ingredients, it’s time to get rid of them altogether from the United States and Canada.

Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars ingredients. From Britian compared to the US.

Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain bars are made with natural colorings in Britain but contain food dyes in the United States.

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