MARYROSE02 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 [h=1]Don't waste your money on organic food: Government says frozen vegetables are just as nutritious[/h] Struggling shoppers told they are better off buying more fruit and veg Government says conventional crops are in no way 'nutritionally inferior' Calls for Defra to end £20million in subsidies to organic industry Lib Dem Lord Taverne says industry ‘owes more to myth than evidence’ ByMatt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor Published: 22:40 AEST, 27 July 2014 | Updated: 02:08 AEST, 28 July 2014 144shares 214 View comments Cash-strapped families should not waste their money on organic food because they think it is healthier, the government has warned. Shoppers should instead spend their money on whatever they can afford, even if it means eating tinned or frozen vegetables which are in no way ‘nutritionally inferior’. The government now faces calls to end £20million of subsidies to organic farming, which owes ‘more to myth than evidence’. SHARE PICTURE Copy link to paste in your message +3 Critics want the government to end its £20million funding for the organic industry, arguing it does nothing to improve the health of the nation A recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition found organic crops have up to 60 per cent more antioxidants than non-organic crops. But critics claim there is still no evidence that organic is a healthier option. Amid growing concern that too few people are eating enough fruit and vegetables, the government is at pains to stress that families feeling the pinch should not waste their money on organic. Government frontbencher Baroness Jolly said: ‘It can be difficult balancing a family budget, but in providing a varied, balanced diet nobody need feel they have given their family a nutritionally inferior diet by choosing lower-priced, conventional products.’ [h=4]More...[/h] The woman who snubbed fad diets to lose 100kg simply by swapping junk food for a healthy diet and exercising six times a week Ban families from putting food in bins: All households should use slop buckets, say MPs Rise of the Lidl classes: Once they were deemed oh so tacky. As Aldi and Lidl are set to overtake Morrisons, ROSE PRINCE explains how they have won over the middle class Just 30 per cent of people meet the recommendation to eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Among the lowest income groups, just 24 per cent of adults manage their Five-A-Day. Baroness Jolly added: ‘All fruit and vegetables count toward this, whether fresh or frozen, dried or canned, organic or not. ‘There is no evidence to suggest that there is a nutritional premium in some forms above others. ‘Frozen vegetables, for example, are as valuable as fresh in meeting our 'five a day'.’ Organic products provide a useful extension of consumer choice, but they are no better and no worse than conventional products The government encourages mothers who receive Healthy Start vouchers for fruit and vegetables ‘to get the best value for their vouchers, but we would not expect them to prioritise organic products’. She added: ‘Organic products provide a useful extension of consumer choice, but it is worth emphasising that, nutritionally, they are no better and no worse than conventional products.’ She said the only benefits of organic farming were enjoyed by ‘birds, insects, mammals, plants and fungi’. ‘It is up to the consumer to decide how they spend their money on their fruit and veg. There are many reasons why an individual might wish to choose organic products but nutritional benefit should not be one of them.’ The comments came in a debate in the House of Lords, in which Lib Dem peer Lord Taverne tore into supporters of the organic movement which ‘owed more to myth than evidence’. He said early enthusiasts included Rudolf Steiner ‘had crazy ideas such as planting according to phases of the moon’ and even Adolf Hitler ‘was completely sold on organic farming’. SHARE PICTURE Copy link to paste in your message +3 SHARE PICTURE Copy link to paste in your message +3 Government frontbencher Baroness Jolly said there were many reasons why people might buy organic, but 'nutritional benefit should not be one of them'. Lib Dem Lord Taverne said organic has become a 'kind of religion that is impervious to scientific evidence' Lord Taverne added: ‘For some, the organic movement is still a kind of religion that is impervious to scientific evidence.’ Claims that it is free of pesticides ignore the fact that levels in non-organic food make little difference to health, he said. ‘One cup of coffee contains more carcinogens than you would ingest from a whole year’s consumption of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables. Of course, that should not stop you drinking coffee.’ He called for Defra to make an important change of policy. ‘It should stop spending more than £20 million a year on subsidising farmers to change to organic farming.’ For some, the organic movement is still a kind of religion that is impervious to scientific evidence The money should instead be spent on plant science research, he said. Tory peer Viscount Ridley said: ‘Study after study has failed to find a significant benefit from organic foods. This latest study, although admirably diligent and a perfectly respectable meta-analysis, is no exception.’ ‘The health benefits of organic food, if they exist at all, are immeasurably small. ‘The science is therefore becoming very clear that many people who buy organic food because they think it is healthier for them must be wasting their money. It would be good if they were informed of that.’ However, the Soil Association said the study in the British Journal of Nutrition showed their were benefits to eating organic. Chief Executive Helen Browning said: ‘We know that people choose organic food because they believe it is better for them, as well as for wildlife, animal welfare and the environment, and this research backs up what people think about organic food. 'In other countries there has long been much higher levels of support and acceptance of the benefits of organic food and farming: we hope these findings will bring the UK in line with the rest of Europe, when it comes to both attitudes to organic food and support for organic farming.' 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Parley Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Yeah. I agree. I always thought organic was a gimmick. Just allows them to charge 50% more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 I always wondered about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 The problem is not that a particular pesticide may be bad for you. The problem is nobody knows how the millions of possible combinations of different chemicals will effect you. There are thousands of different products on the market. Next is the environmental damage. I live next to a huge water way called The Peel. It has massive problems with algae blooms. It has been well established this is due to run off from farms in the hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolvesaussie Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 have any of you seen the BBC show on iplayer at the moment called something like the men who made us buy.... or something like that.. it talks about all these claims that are made are all rubbish... even drugs , huge companies bring an issue to your mind, then offer you a soltion to it... Oh no there are chemicals being sprayed on my food, dont worry here is this product you can buy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james784 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 okay well lets get something straight. the difference between organic foods and artificial is just that one is grown/bred/produced so that it stays riper for longer periods. The chemicals that are grown with it has no known threat to us, otherwise they would stop making it this way. organic foods is more expensive because they want to make you believe that your buying the best product. the chemicals used to fertilize artificial foods gets absorbed by the plant and recycled through its system. Just like all things go through systems in your body, like you have an entirely new skeleton by the time you die. So it is arguable if organic foods are healthier for you because it might be possible that the chemicals are bad for you...and it just might be that the chemicals are not recycled. but that is up to eating person to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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