Eating "Healthfully"

I recently overheard a conversation between two women where the first one said that she gets food that is "organic" and "natural". The second woman said, "That doesn't mean that it's healthy." Woman number one was startled by this concept.

Realistically almost anything can be organic including white sugar or white flour. That certainly does not mean that things that are organic or natural are good for you or healthy.

Organic means that it was raised without pesticides and if it is an animal it may mean without antibiotics. Natural can mean just about anything.

Healthy or healthful has an entirely diffrent meaning. It means that somehow it is good for your body or at least not harmful. If you want to eat food that is healthy or healthful eat as close to natural foods as you can. Have fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, real dairy products, organic beef, lamb, poultry and eggs. But don't be fooled by labels that are just organic or natural. They are not necessarily healthful.