Difference between revisions of "Lesson:What is organic food?/ExerciseL1"
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− | So you're at the { store _5 } and you're looking for something quick and easy to eat. But you're also trying to be health conscious. So, instead of the { regular _7 } cheesy mac, you go for the organic stuff. Instead of regular chicken nuggets you grab some organic chicken nuggets, then top it off with some organic { sandwich _8 } cookies. Hmmm, cookies. It's all organic, so it's good for you, right? Well, not always. You see, { while _5 } forty-five percent of Americans think the organic label means { healthy _7 } or good, organic really has nothing to do with how { nutritious _10 } the food is for you. Organic really just { defines _7 } how the ingredients were created, prepared or raised. Let me { explain _7 }. Organic means that there aren't any genetically { modified _8 } ingredients. Also, organic means that no chemicals were used to { kill _4 } bugs and weeds and that all pesticides are { natural _7 } instead of synthetic. And, organic means nothing was fertilized with sewage sludge - yeah sewage sludge. Organic also { means _5 } that nothing was exposed to radiation which some { manufacturers _13 } do to sterilize food and that no industrial solvents { were _4 } used to clean things up. Also, organic means { there _5 } can be no chemical food additives that some foods have to make them stay { fresh _5 } for an unnatural amount of time. And, if it's meat that there's no { routine _7 } use of antibiotics or hormones pumped into the animals. And all this stuff is really { important _9 }, but, notice, organic doesn't necessarily mean that the ingredients are nutritious. So, if you { care _4 } about healthy foods, it's more important to just eat whole foods, { mostly _6 | + | So you're at the { store _5 } and you're looking for something quick and easy to eat. But you're also trying to be health conscious. So, instead of the { regular _7 } cheesy mac, you go for the organic stuff. Instead of regular chicken nuggets you grab some organic chicken nuggets, then top it off with some organic { sandwich _8 } cookies. Hmmm, cookies. It's all organic, so it's good for you, right? Well, not always. You see, { while _5 } forty-five percent of Americans think the organic label means { healthy _7 } or good, organic really has nothing to do with how { nutritious _10 } the food is for you. Organic really just { defines _7 } how the ingredients were created, prepared or raised. Let me { explain _7 }. Organic means that there aren't any genetically { modified _8 } ingredients. Also, organic means that no chemicals were used to { kill _4 } bugs and weeds and that all pesticides are { natural _7 } instead of synthetic. And, organic means nothing was fertilized with sewage sludge - yeah sewage sludge. Organic also { means _5 } that nothing was exposed to radiation which some { manufacturers _13 } do to sterilize food and that no industrial solvents { were _4 } used to clean things up. Also, organic means { there _5 } can be no chemical food additives that some foods have to make them stay { fresh _5 } for an unnatural amount of time. And, if it's meat that there's no { routine _7 } use of antibiotics or hormones pumped into the animals. And all this stuff is really { important _9 }, but, notice, organic doesn't necessarily mean that the ingredients are nutritious. So, if you { care _4 } about healthy foods, it's more important to just eat whole foods, { mostly _6 } fruits and vegetables, and avoid package like substances, and yeah, that { includes _8 } organic cheesy and mac. And here is a really big tip, if you can { pronounce _9 } all the ingredients in the package you're holding, then you're on the { right _5 } track. |
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