Sift Food Labels

Do you ever find yourself feeling frustrated by how “expensive” it is to eat healthy? I totally get it, I’ve been there. But the more that I learn about the food industry, the more I think it’s critical that we reframe the way that we think about the cost of food.⠀
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For starters, Americans spend the LEAST amount of money on food when compared to just about every other developed country in the world.⠀
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How is food so much cheaper here?⠀
1. Mass production⠀
2. Minimal Regulation ⠀
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This leads to things like our cows being pumped with hormones so they produce more milk and our food being pumped with nasty preservatives making the shelf life longer than we care to know.⠀
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And it hasn’t always been this way. In the 1960’s the average American spent 17.5% of their income on food. TODAY IT’S 6.4% 🤯⠀
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In a time when the cost of everything else in the U.S. has gone up exponentially we really should be asking ourselves how it’s possible that food has gone down 🤔 ⠀

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People always ask me “is organic “worth” the price tag or is it just marketing? To me it’s 💯 worth it. The toxic load that our bodies are carrying is bigger than ever before so my approach is to limit toxins where I can… but that may not be the right answer for every family 🤷‍♀️

We’ve broken down what it means so you can decide if it’s worth it to you and your family 👉🏽

It’s very expensive and a lot of work for food producers to get the USDA organic label (shocker) which does typically mean higher prices at the grocery store. If you can’t justify the spend for organic at the store then local farmers markets are a great way to get organic without the price tag - many farms follow organic practices, but can’t afford the cost for the official label. I tend to be more lenient when shopping at my local farmers market and I love talking to farmers about their farming practices 👩‍🌾 🥕 🥬 🍎

So, what do you think? Is organic “worth it” to you?

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