Choosing Fruits and Vegetables... Organic or Not???

Health 101...

For those of you who follow my blog, you know that I am all about great, amazing, well-prepared delicious food. While I believe life is too short and that you must fully enjoy the things you love to eat, I also believe that moderation is key... and where all things culinary make me happy, I must draw the line and only occasionally treat myself to food that I would not eat on a daily basis, (such as all the decadent comfort food all over our city!!). What I do aim to eat on a regular basis, are sensible, fresh meals that actually have high nutritional value.

I started on this healthy way of living almost a decade ago, and tweaked my diet almost a handful of times, the last being after attending an Anthony Robbins event in Los Angeles, where Tony spent an entire day (at the Kodak theatre) teaching us everything he knew about health and wellness. To that I will add that the man is very knowledgeable in the subject, sharing partnerships in several companies in the wellness industry. One of the companies he introduced to me was Living Fuel. They make probably one of the only energy bars that is actually good for you... (Yes! You heard that right!! Most energy bars are packed with sugars and calories, and don't exactly live up to the "good for you" claim!)... You can order Living Fuel bars online; they are delicious and they are good for you!

Where this post is not to sell you on my favorite energy bar... it is to share with you some information that I received in my email from Living Fuel. (I highly recommend you get on their email list, as they always send information that is cutting edge in all things wellness.) I have written about shopping at your local Farmers' markets, not only to support the local farmers, but also to eat healthier, sustainable, organic foods. This is exactly the information that came in e-mail from LivingFuel and inspired this post.

There have always been questions about whether or not it matters or if it is even relevant to buy organic or not. The specialists at Living Fuel have taken the science and mystery out of it all and provided us with a list of the the "Clean 15"... the fruits and veggies that do matter if they are organic or not. The video also gives you some helpful and simple tips for identifying different categories of product (e.g., conventional, organic, genetically modified).

See here for a link to the informative video: www.livingfuel.com/Fruit_and_Vegetable_Labels.aspx

I invite you to take a look... and visit the website. If you're curious enough, you might order a box of CocoChia bars... delicious and good for you! Who knew that you could have "healthy" chocolatey/coconut goodness? So, yes, delicious and healthy chocolate coconut goodness is out there... and it's not in an Almond Joy!!

I hope this video/blog enlightens you about the quality of produce (and snack/protein bars) that you are eating and providing for your family!

To healthy eating!!

Elle :)