Food Study!

Between my cohorts and I, we discuss food. There is a difference in cuisine and taste. Some folks prefer comfort foods while others head straight for the five-star staged meals. But what I believe separates us from the rest of the crowd is that not only do we enjoy the meals that are prepared for us, we love the meals we can prepare for others. This ties into the debate about people who enjoy using organics versus the ordinary store bought. I lie smack dab in the middle of it. Ordinary food usually is cheaper and can be found at any time through out the year. Organic, local, and non-chemical usually are healthier and touch your taste buds differently, but for a price.

A new study out provides us with some new information. It confirms some of my feelings that organics are just marginally better than non-organics. The conservative part of me cheers this as a victory to cost. The taste aficionado puts his head down and kicks the dirt a little after this news. I question some of the aspects of this test as it does not address pesticide and genetic engineering that organic foods are free of. I think it does put some of the health benefit arguments to rest, which is what I did think all along.

But all in all, it does address one more key point. Organics have been hurting lately due in part to the world-wide recession. Organic is a luxury or commodity market. You don't necessarily need it, but it is nice to spend a few extra bucks to get something more than you would ordinarily get. This applies to more markets than just organic foods. This is a high-end recession that is hurting the people with money and it applies to all the markets those people would venture to.

Sorry for the lack of creativity and rather boring write-up, but I needed to get this out there ASAP. Food has no time to wait!