This is a pretty good example of the false dichotomy that most people perceive about food—it’s either highly processed garbage or you need to get everything org

This is a pretty good example of the false dichotomy that most people perceive about food—it’s either highly processed garbage or you need to get everything organic from a farmers market. It doesn’t help fix the problem and people who don’t want to bother with all that hassle could be dissuaded from trying to be more healthy. It’s true that the more you pay attention, the more you realize a lot of stuff in a typical US grocery store is just bad for you, but the solution is easy and doesn’t have to be extreme: just don’t buy those things. The healthy stuff is sitting right in the next aisle. Going organic is only a way to signal consumer support for a specific type of production, and has very little to do with being more healthy. Is an organic cookie significantly more healthy than a regular one? No, it isn’t. It’s far more healthy to choose the factory-farmed broccoli or raw chicken from the local grocery store.