8 Organic Food Diet Mistakes People MakeYou choose an organic food for the health benefits. So, how many of these organic food diet mistakes do you make? 1. Using regular herbs and spices to season your food. Organic food regulations do not permit food irradiation to be used. Non-organic spices and herbs can be irradiated to increase their shelf life. When you add irradiated herbs to your pasta sauce it is no longer organic. 2. Using non-organic sauces in meal preparations. A couple of examples of this would be soy sauce or barbeque sauce. The problem here lies in the potential that genetically modified ingredients were used. Genetically altered food cannot be labeled as organic. Soy beans are genetically engineered. In fact, the majority of the world's soybean crop uses modified seeds. Avoid products made with soybeans or use only the organic versions of the product. 3. Using regular milk or cheeses for your sauces and recipes. Conventionally produced milk is sold with acceptable contaminants. These permitted contaminants include hormones, antibiotics, pesticides and even cleaning solvents. 4. Not washing your produce. Organic food production does not allow the use of synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilizers. That is not to say that pesticides and fertilizers are not use. They are used, so washing is important to remove these residues. You would also be removing contaminants that had settled on the food during transport. 5. Not washing your "pre-washed" lettuce. Pre-washed lettuce is handy. The idea being you save a step in food preparation. Well, when I get lettuce out of the garden, one washing just doesn't do it. I may have to change the water three times before all the dirt is gone. And then there is another point. Are you willing to rely on the cleanliness standard of someone else for your food? Just wash it again. 6. Washing your produce with tap water. Tap water is loaded with chlorine and other contaminants. If you are going to use tap water, do this first: Fill a container with water. Then pour the water into another container. Do this back and forth 3 - 4 times. Then it is ready to use. By doing this, you cause the chlorine to evaporate off faster than just letting it sit. 7. Cooking with pans made of galvanized steel, copper, aluminium, t-fal or tin plated steel. Your cooking ware can peel or release contaminants into your cooking. Choose porcelain or stainless steel cookware. 8. Using a microwave oven. This is probably the most common and biggest mistake we make in our organic food diet. The fact is that microwaving is not permitted in organic food production. To maintain the integrity of your food, avoid the microwave. Related Articles Organic Food Standards Organic Food Facts Organic Food Labeling Stop Food Cravings Organic Food Diet Environmentally Friendly Food Certified Organic Fair Trade Organic Food Trends Food Irradiation And Organics Food Safety Standards Organic Food Movement Looking for something? Try this handy tool.
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