When shopping it is always fun to look at the labels and see what ingredients you know. Lately, it seems that I know less and less about what is going into my food. Much of the foods in supermarkets are subject to chemicals and pesticides. A lot of these chemicals do not have long term results and that scares me. This article will exam the difference between inorganic and organics meats.
 
Burgers are great for the families and barbeques. You can add cheese and bacon to them and eat some hardy beef. But what exactly are you putting in your family’s stomachs? A lot of chain supermarkets buy beef from cattle raising farms and factories. The cattle usually have a high level of antibiotics and pesticides. There are standards about what is put in beef but I offer the argument that history shows that standards and regulations are not always right.

Organic beef on the other hand allows you to know what exactly you are feeding your family at your outings. There are many companies that feed their cattle purely grass and grains. There are no pesticides, steroids or antibiotics. To me, when you are cooking, preparing foods of serving, there is nothing better than pure meet. Some companies that have organic beef would be Dakota Beef, Lobels, Lynn Brake Organic Beef and many more.

Another meat that I am concerned about would be poultry. There are many inorganic chicken carriers. The largest and most famous would be Tyson’s chicken. According to an article on the chemical and engineering news, this company had arsenic based chemicals in the chicken’s food. Tyson allowed this to happen until 2004. It was the same chemical that was banned in Europe five years prior. Like beef, organic chicken is known to be healthy. The big thing for me with chicken is how they are treated. I have seen numerous videos that show factories where chickens are caged and tortured until death. Companies like Organic Valley Chicken allow their chickens to run freely. They can eat the organic feed and pick away at grubs all day.

The last concern I have is the effect on the environment inorganic foods have. Take pesticide spraying. In the 1960s, Rachel Carson highlighted the effects of pesticides on the ecosystem at Silent Spring. Designed originally to kill grubs, DDT ended up killing birds and squirrels.  This proves that you cannot trust the regulations and standards set forth by government agencies. They have been wrong before. In the 1950s, there were cartoons placed in Time Magazine saying that DDT was good for my food and kids.

It is important that you consider your food source. Growing up in a rural village, I know the advantage of having fresh eggs everyday. My grandmother grew and canned her own vegetables. Going organic may be a little more expensive but on the same note, it is safer, it incorporates farmers within your region and allows you to connect with the food you prepare and deepens your appreciation for a good meal.