Organically Growing

The offical blog of HappyGreenBaby.com

The Decaf Experiment September 2, 2008

Filed under: Pregnancy Nutrition — happygreenbaby @ 9:54 am
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Unbanieknownst to me, the groggy husband started his own decaf experiment over the weekend while I was away.

Last week, I picked up a bag of Decaf SWP Organic, Fair Trade beans from Sunflower Market and stashed them in the freezer, intending to put the beans in a jar on the counter, so the aforementioned spouse would be none the wiser.

The regular beans ran out over the weekend and Marc started dipping into the decaf beans … apparently without noticing. The decaf bag is clearly marked DECAF and is orange in color (the usual kind we buy comes in a green bag). Despite his non-noticing or complaining, I decided to play it safe and stash be rid of the bag and its blatant labeling.

So far so good. The coffee is tasty and I haven’t had to relinquish my coffee-making duty. Yet.

 

Why I Choose Organic August 27, 2008

Filed under: Organic Food & Cooking, Pregnancy Nutrition — happygreenbaby @ 9:31 am
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Marc and I eat a mostly organic diet. We tend to stay away from packaged, processed foods as a general rule, and eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. But that’s not to say we’re perfect eaters. Just last night we gorged ourselves on MorningStar Farms veggie buffalo wings and fish sticks. Both highly processed and definitely not organic. But the point is – we try to eat organic as much as possible – particularly when it comes to meat, dairy and fruits and veggies.

So when I read in The Complete Organic Pregnancy, that pre-pregnancy is a good time to switch to organic foods, it wasn’t a real shock to the system.

Choosing to eat organic has all sorts of altruistic benefits – It’s good for the soil and water supply. It’s better for farmers, who aren’t exposed to toxic chemicals. But when you’re playing nutritional gatekeeper for your little peanut (or peanut to come), probably the most important aspect of choosing to eat organic is that it is better for your body to not nosh on toxic pesticides, antibiotics and growth hormones. While research is still pending on whether or not dangerous substances from conventional food can actually harm a developing fetus – I say why risk it? Pretty much anything I want to eat can be procured in an organic version, so why not go organic?