“Okay, I’ll Admit it. Organics Can Be Pricey.” – Master Your Metabolism #6
Reading this chapter, of course, makes me want to buy all organic foods all the time. At the same time, Jillian acknowledges that not everyone has that kind of food budget. Her advice: Go to www.foodnews.org and find out what fruits and vegetables contain the most pesticides, and make an effort to buy them organic. If you can’t buy organic, she suggests removing the peel (for example, I just checked, and apples and carrots are on the list) and, for lettuces, to throw away the outer leaves and thoroughly wash the rest. Among other foods, she recommends legumes (lentils and beans), garlic and onions, colorful fruits and vegetables (not just green), and nuts and seeds. Also, especially if you do not get enough sun, consuming vitamin D-fortified dairy is particularly important, in order to help prevent a host of terrifying ailments, from MS to cancer.
As for meats and milk – she emphasizes that they are important components of a healthy diet (I was actually pretty surprised at how she doesn’t recommend vegetarianism AT ALL), and then she makes a very strong case for going organic. She DOES say that organic seafood is a waste of money (of course, seafood is usually more pricey than other proteins). So, how does a person on a budget, especially one with a large family, accomplish this? She basically says to try your best, and to buy organic whenever you can. She also says to look for generic organic products in all of the grocery stores you have access to, and that even “big box stores” are starting to carry organic choices – I actually do this, and buy organic, free range eggs and hormone free milk for less money than the name brand options that share shelf space with the store brand.
Oh, and she personally told me to give up eating Twizzlers (she actually mentioned my favorite candy by name, so obviously she was talking to me), because it’s mostly processed corn filler. 
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Review
Part 1: So Long, Chocolate, Old Friend
Part 2: I KNEW It – My Hormones are Out of Whack!
Part 3: Nothing Funny About Chapter 3
Part 4: “There’s No Food in Your Food”
Part 5: Artificial Sweetener Can Mess Up Your Brain?
Part 6: “Okay, I’ll Admit it. Organics Can Be Pricey.”
Part 7: Ice Cream and Chocolate are Allowed!!!
Part 8: Really, Jillian, I Just Wanted a Cute Butt
Part 9: Protein! I Need You Protein
Part 10: Now, Off to the Market
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