Why is choosing organic important for your child?
Beansprouts only chooses organic and natural foods because...
to put it simply, organic food is a cleaner and healthier option for you and your children.
"First do no harm", this simple statement from the Hippocratic oath describes why choosing organic is so important. As parents, we only want to protect our children from the second we know their existence in the womb to well, forever. We tirelessly research the safest car seats, check the latest recalls on products, and get up throughout the night just to check in and make sure they are snug as a bug.
But when it comes to food, "First do no harm" is more critical than ever. Our food supply has become seriously toxic laced with preservatives, artificial products, chemicals, and other additives that we can't begin to pronounce. In addition we are now genetically modifying food and are serving it to the public as a huge experiment with incredibly harmful results. In fact, infants and toddlers consume large amounts of GMO's in the form of conventional formula and the beloved toddler snack crackers and cereals.
The most important thing to understand about the toxins found in conventionally raised/grown food is that toxins build up in our bodies over time. So the choices a parent makes in the early stages can affect how their child will feel 20, 30, even 40 years from now.
That's why Beansprouts is so different. We only choose organic and natural foods that are free of genetically modified organisms (GMO's) and all the chemicals that come with conventionally raised/grown food. Your little Beansprout will get all the nutrients they need from clean, fresh food made from mother nature, not a lab.
The Organic Trade Association defines "organic production as based on a system of farming that maintains and replenishes soil fertility without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers. Organically produced foods also must be produced without the use of antibiotics, synthetic hormones, genetic engineering and other excluded practices, sewage sludge, or irradiation." In addition, organic foods are minimally processed with no artificial ingredients or preservatives.
Choosing organic for your family helps to avoid added hormones, antibiotics, toxic pesticides, and genetically modified organisms (GMO's). Children are particularly susceptible to these exposures because they consume more food on a per-weight basis than adults do and because their bodies are still developing and maturing.
Here is just a sampling of the latest research and reports taken from Healthy Child Healthy World:
"First do no harm", this simple statement from the Hippocratic oath describes why choosing organic is so important. As parents, we only want to protect our children from the second we know their existence in the womb to well, forever. We tirelessly research the safest car seats, check the latest recalls on products, and get up throughout the night just to check in and make sure they are snug as a bug.
But when it comes to food, "First do no harm" is more critical than ever. Our food supply has become seriously toxic laced with preservatives, artificial products, chemicals, and other additives that we can't begin to pronounce. In addition we are now genetically modifying food and are serving it to the public as a huge experiment with incredibly harmful results. In fact, infants and toddlers consume large amounts of GMO's in the form of conventional formula and the beloved toddler snack crackers and cereals.
The most important thing to understand about the toxins found in conventionally raised/grown food is that toxins build up in our bodies over time. So the choices a parent makes in the early stages can affect how their child will feel 20, 30, even 40 years from now.
That's why Beansprouts is so different. We only choose organic and natural foods that are free of genetically modified organisms (GMO's) and all the chemicals that come with conventionally raised/grown food. Your little Beansprout will get all the nutrients they need from clean, fresh food made from mother nature, not a lab.
The Organic Trade Association defines "organic production as based on a system of farming that maintains and replenishes soil fertility without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers. Organically produced foods also must be produced without the use of antibiotics, synthetic hormones, genetic engineering and other excluded practices, sewage sludge, or irradiation." In addition, organic foods are minimally processed with no artificial ingredients or preservatives.
Choosing organic for your family helps to avoid added hormones, antibiotics, toxic pesticides, and genetically modified organisms (GMO's). Children are particularly susceptible to these exposures because they consume more food on a per-weight basis than adults do and because their bodies are still developing and maturing.
Here is just a sampling of the latest research and reports taken from Healthy Child Healthy World:
- According to a groundbreaking report released by the President's Cancer Panel in May 2010, choosing organic helps reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals that can increase your risk of contracting cancer.
- Organic milk, according to a study in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, has more vitamins, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids (thought to be beneficial to the cardiovascular system), and conjugated linoleic acid (considered a cancer-fighting substance) because the cows eat high levels of fresh grass, clover pasture, and grass clover silage. And another study showed that the incidence of eczema in young children was reduced by 36 percent when they consumed organic dairy products.
- According to a study in the journal Human Reproduction, hormones used to promote growth in beef cattle are linked to adverse effects on male sexual development. In the U.S., almost all beef cattle entering conventional feedlots are given hormone implants to promote faster growth. This study suggests that beef consumption by pregnant women is associated with lower sperm concentration and possible subfertility.
- Choosing organically grown fruits and vegetables can significantly decrease the frequency and level of dietary exposure to pesticides, thus reducing the magnitude of one risk factor that can contribute to a variety of health problems.
- The only study ever published on human genetically modified feeding showed that the foreign genes inserted into genetically modified food crops can transfer into the DNA of our internal bacteria. This study gives new meaning to the adage "you are what you eat." Long after those genetically modified corn chips you munched are history, your intestinal flora may still be churning out the "Bt" pesticide genetically modified corn plants have been engineered to produce.
- In addition to routine antibiotics, at least 70 percent of conventionally raised broiler chickens in the U.S. are fed arsenic. The most common additive is roxarsone. Once ingested by animals, roxarsone can degrade into cancer-causing inorganic forms of arsenic within the animal's digestive tract and in animal waste. Roxarsone is FDA-approved for growth promotion, feed efficiency, and "improved pigmentation" of meat. Significantly, the 27 countries of the European Union have never approved this practice as safe.
Beansprouts doesn't stop at organic food...
- we go above and beyond to keep the environment at the center organic and free of chemicals using only natural cleansers like seventh generation and making our own cleansers with vinegar, lemon, and baking soda.
- Toys are super fun of course BUT also must meet our stringent non-toxic criteria
- Our furniture is non-toxic and eco-friendly.
- Our art supplies use non-toxic, natural ingredients and environmentally friendly packaging and are made in the USA.
- The sleep mats your child will rest on are BPA, PVC, Phthalate and chemical flame retardant-free.
- All of our kitchenwares are glass, or ceramic, and we do not use any plastic.
- Organic food is prepared in our green ceramic non-toxic cookware.
At Beansprouts you CAN have it all....
Why should you have to settle for anything less than the best? You can have the best of both worlds...a chemical free safe environment with fresh organic real food AND early education to ensure your child is developing to their fullest potential in a super fun exciting way.
