I am starting a diet that is closer to the natural source what about?!
Answers:
Hi Chris,
It's a bit difficult to give you a 'nutshell' answer, because there are so many factors affecting the 'truth' about what food labelling says these days (e.g. 'organic' can have 3 levels of 'organicness' - and 'free range' can simply mean that the hens are allowed a couple of hours access to a grassed area each day!!!)
Short answer:
* re GMO, etc. the link below has info about Australian (are you Australian?) food retailers - it's a brilliant little booklet - but you can also search for retailers / foods online
http://www.truefood.org.au/truefoodguide…
* if you can grow it yourself and eat it straight after you pick it that would be ideal
* organic (if it is truly organic!) is better - I'd rather ingest some natural bugs and let my immune system deal with them than swallowing chemical residue and tax my liver. I'm afraid these days, I only believe it's organic if I can buy it from the person who actually grew/farmed it
OVERALL, though - you will always be better off if you buy the ingredients (organic or not, GMO or not) and actually put the meal together yourself - cooking seems to be becoming a dying art in favour of processed meals and processed components (e.g. pasta sauces), the ingredients of which usually read like a chemistry lesson, rather than food.
I am a Naturopath - dietary advice is a large part of my practice
everything in moderation that is the secret , like everything in life , a balance .