How to Tell if your Fruits and Vegetables Are Organic

We all know organic is much better than genetic, but how can you tell if your apple is organic or genetically grown? As a mother, having this knowledge is important because you want to give the best to your family. It turns out that little pesky sticker on the fruits and vegetables is there for a reason. Each sticker has a PLU code that tells you which is chemically treated, genetic, or organic. Read below to learn how to read these little codes the next time your are shopping for fruits and vegetables.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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   Check out the sticker on your fruit. If you see a number being with a four(4) this tells you that the fruit is grown with chemical assistance.
   The code will look like 4011 and only have four digits.

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   Look at the sticker for any PLU code starting with an eight(8) and has five digits. This mean it is genetic. Genetically grown means that it is man made. Do you want to give your family man made food?

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   Check packages also for the PLU codes. Grab a bag of Spinach and check for code beginning with a nine(9). This means it is organic. An easy way for you to remember this is nine is fine.

Tips & Warnings

• It is easier to remember what they start with instead of how many digits are in the code. (4)chemically assisted (8) generic (9) organic.

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[xrayness]

on 6/1/2009 How to Tell If Your Fruits and Vegetables are organic was a great article. I love when writers give us new information about foods we eat.

[betterbody]

on 6/1/2009 Fantastic 5 * information we can all use to tell if we are buying organic fruits and vegetables! Thanks.

[tundranut]

on 6/1/2009 I always thought if it was labeled Organic, it's was organic! But now I feel that thanks to How to Tell if Your Fruits and Veggetables are Organic, I'm more educated. Thanks. 5*

[Tiferet]

on 6/1/2009 I recently learn about the "9" being organic...great that you put this into an article to inform the rest of us...