Should children eat organic? That really seems to be a silly question if you have even a few of the facts concerning the toxins that are in nonorganically produced food. The first area of concern is that the “safe” level of certain chemicals in our food supply is based entirely upon what is considered “safe” for a human adult. There are simply no guidelines available for what is “safe” for children.

There aren’t many parents out there that would deliberately allow their children to be exposed to, say, cigarette smoke. Why? The reason is because the parents know that cigarette smoke is harmful to the child’s health. These same parents wouldn’t dream of letting their kids wade in a drainage ditch for the same reason. And yet, these very same parents who are really concerned about protecting their children’s health will buy fruits and vegetables that have been raised using some of the most toxic substances on earth. They will buy and serve meats that have been produced using antibiotics and growth hormones. It’s mind-boggling.

There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that when children eat food that has not been produced using organic methods, they are exposed to hundreds of times more toxic chemicals than those children who eat organically produced food.

Most of the tests that were done by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set acceptable risk levels for pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables were done using 154-pound adult men, not 40-pound preschoolers or 10-pound infants.

Dozens, maybe hundreds or thousands of tests have been done, and they all confirm that children who eat organic food have lower levels of toxins in their systems than children who do not eat organic. So the answer is, YES, children should eat organic – no question about it!