Friday, March 30, 2007

Food Fanatic

"Annie Blotz doesn't consider herself a health guru by any means. But she does run a natural food store in Sioux Falls so she sees the growing trend of going organic, first hand.

"We see a lot of people, you know, who spend six dollars, and it could be more, for a gallon of milk," Blotz said.

Buying organic foods often costs more, sometimes as much as twice the price of conventional foods. But Blotz says when she's out buying her own groceries, she chooses as many organic options as possible, because it's an investment in her health.

"We just don't know everything about pesticides and how they affect us," Blotz said. "And there are certain types of produce you should be more careful about buying organic because they are more heavily sprayed."


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