Smart Shopper's Holiday Companion, FREE from The Green Guide
From The Green Guide Institute
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
The Melanesians and other peoples fast before they feast but we do the opposite, gorging on sweets at Halloween, stuffing ourselves at Thanksgiving, then filling up again at Christmas and Hanukkah meals, with double dipping as we visit different sets of parents. None of us may get any lighter this holiday season, but with a few careful food choices that won't bust the bank there are ways we may tread a bit more lightly on the earth.
Price is important. While organic can be expensive, The Green Guide's survey of New York markets (including Whole Foods, Fairway, and Food Emporium) shows that sometimes, as with sweet potatoes, brown rice and organic wines, prices are the same or quite close. As noted in a previous Green Guide article "Organic Food: Healthy Eating," to protect your health, and especially your children's, you can pick organic for those items, like apples, pears, spinach and potatoes, which have the heaviest pesticide loads. Then you can save your money by choosing conventional versions of other items. Of course, choosing organic also helps keep pesticides out of the environment and avoids the cruel conditions animals endure in massive factory farms (see "Looking For a Real Turkey?" also at www.thegreenguide.com).
So fill your holiday table with a bounty of organic foods everything from turkey and ham, to cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, fruits, breads and desserts using The Green Guide's downloadable Smart Shopper's Holiday Companion (see www.thegreenguide.com/doc.mhtml?=99&s=shopping), FREE through December 15th. It comes complete with price comparisons (organic vs. conventional) of all items on your list so that you can plan your menu to suit your budget. It's the season's smartest and the most delicious way to make a difference.
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The Green Guide Institute
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