A Day in the Life of an Organic Eater

So yesterday was my 100% organic day, and let me tell you how hard it is to eat like that. First of all, even finding enough foods that are certified organic is a challenge. A lot of items say "all natural" or "hormone free." THIS DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE ORGANIC!! I think it is borderline impossible to eat completely organic foods for every single meal. Is water organic? I couldn't find meat that was certified organic. I couldn't find organic instant coffee... what a nightmare. But I managed to make it through the day. I bought ORGANIC: eggs, cereal, soy milk, peanut butter, jelly, bread, yogurt, apple chips, bananas, turkey burgers, barley soup and iced green tea. And $40 dollars later, my quest to eat as purely as possible was complete. Note to self and all attempting to eat this way: WATCH YOUR PRODUCE. Organic produce goes bad a lot faster than non-organic, because there are no pesticides or preservatives obviously. My green bananas were brown by day 2 and they attract fruit flies like you wouldn't believe. I don't really understand this method of eating. I think as long as you watch what you eat and try to eat as naturally and healthily as possible, life will be okay. You are not going to destroy your liver or arteries or any other part of your body by using your daily packet of splenda, or eating low fat frozen yogurt. Life is just too short to be overly conscious. Have fun with your food!

My Thoughts on Living Organically...

So, for my news writing class I am writing a trend story on organic eating. I only felt it would be appropriate to partake in the trend myself to experience firsthand what its like. So I will be venturing to Whole Foods soon and buying organic eats that I would normally buy and not even pay attention to the label. I'm talking organic EVERYTHING- from my morning coffee to my afternoon granola and yogurt to my evening "I need something sweet" craving. This should be interesting...