How to Choose Foods to Eat for Non-Toxic Living

Choosing a non-toxic diet means eating foods without any chemicals for either flavoring or coloring. If you're living a non-toxic lifestyle, eating the right foods is critical. Avoiding foods prepared with potentially toxic chemicals can help eliminate persistent colds or that winter flu. Follow these steps to choose the right food to eat.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access
• Grocery list

Select Organic and Non-Toxic Foods

1. Begin your non-toxic shopping experience by heading to the organic food section of your local grocer. Depending on the size of the store, organic foods and health foods may be mixed together in the same section. Organic produce is usually displayed near non-organic produce.

2. Visit health food stores or dedicated organic grocery stores. Clerks and managers in these stores will show you how to select the best meats. In general, eat free-range, grass-fed beef. Choose milk from cows not treated with hormone cocktails like "rBST."

3. Select foods that are high in antioxidants. Organic cereals, berries, leafy green vegetables and nuts eliminate unnecessary preservatives while packing the antioxidant punch you need to maintain good health. Individuals who eat antioxidants can protect themselves against heart disease and cancer.

4. Choose individual organic fruits and vegetables carefully. The lack of strong insecticides or pesticides means that tomatoes, apples and other perishables are susceptible to infestations. Look for punctures or damaged produce. Report any you find to the organic foods manager.

5. Purchase healthy foods you're sure your family will actually eat. It's easy to go overboard and serve up organic vegetable stir-fry every night. If you have picky eaters at home, it's a good idea to transition into non toxic living gradually. This will save money and reduce food waste.

6. Read labels carefully in order to determine whether a product is organic. Products that contain artificial coloring agents are not strictly organic. You can locate legitimate organic grocers on the "Organic Consumers Association" Web site (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• Put away additional money for organic and non toxic foods on a weekly basis. Depending on the store, healthy foods can be 2 to 3 times more expensive than traditional food products.
• Respond quickly to any allergic reactions that you or your family may have to organic food. Food allergies can lead to dizziness and other symptoms which need to be treated by a family doctor or an emergency room technician.

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[Becca]

on 3/30/2009 I don't believe non-toxic foods have to be organic. All foods labeled organic aren't necessarily as organic as you think. In fact, most toxic free advisers agree that local farm raised produce is a much better option that organic items that come thousands of miles from another country. Also there are many "natural" foods which are not organic but if you take the time to read labels you will find are not toxic or full of chemicals. These foods are also cheaper than organic.

[Sassy8722]

on 3/3/2009 I do believe that if everyone ate the right foods and stopped putting toxins in their bodies, there would be no cancer, no heart disease, etc.. it is all avoidable. thank you for sharing this great article! 5*