My mother is a certified health-nut. She was the mom making her own baby food for her kids with organic fruit, who shopped at Trader Joe’s before it became a household name and buys locally-grown everything! I used to take the “nut” adjective seriously when I would see the pantries at friend’s houses and not recognize any of the brands. I constantly questioned her about why we ate so healthy and why our “junk food” was defined as an ice cream sandwich made with soy and tofu.
But, after all of the resistance, I finally began to accept this way of life and I now fully embrace it! Organic is the way to go.
The label “Organic” signifies that the product in hand was produced without the use of synthetic materials such as pesticides, insecticides or herbicides. Antibiotics and growth hormones were not used to genetically modify the product. And in the production of these products (be it produce, make-up, beef or clothing), pollution of toxic chemicals and production energy are reduced or eliminated while healthy soil, better flavor and beneficial flora and fauna thrive. Yes, eating organic is a tad bit more expensive. And as a college student, or anyone pinching the pennies would know, there is a constant dilemma with eating healthy or eating for cheap. But consumption of organic foods (especially fruit, veggies, dairy and meat, if you can’t afford to convert to a purely organic lifestyle), will positively affect you and the world around you for years to come.
And soon Pepperdine students will have easy access to organic products to be sold at the new Nature’s Edge market to be located in the Waves Cafeteria.
So go ahead, be a health-nut. It is all that its cracked up to be.
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