Organics #1: Piece #11
The factor most people look for first on any label is price, which delivers a degree of disappointment when we look at organic foods, demonstrating a 10 – 40 percent markup compared to conventionally produced products. But can you put a price on your health? It would serve you well to remind yourself of the long-term health benefits of organics, as opposed to brooding about how it will thin your wallet today. In addition, Heaton’s article also reported the following: “Official household spending statistics in Australia and the UK reveal that the average family spends five times more on junk food, carry-out food, alcohol and tobacco than on fruits and vegetables, and five times more on recreation than on fruits and vegetables.” Really then, the main issue returns to the price tag you put on your own wellbeing. A simple way to make room in your budget for organics is by setting up a chart of regular expenditures – even the most frugal spenders will be able to find items they can trade up for organic foods. Organic foods and proper health should never be considered a luxury.
