Organic...?
Isn't it funny that people obsess over that term, and it doesn't even have a specific meaning? I find myself surrounded by people who eat tons of bad stuff and then go to Whole Foods or whatever and pay ridiculous prices for "Organic Free Range Blahdiblah...", as if this makes up for it.
But yeah...according to my Organic Chemistry classes...it's definitely organic.
Ha.
Ha ha.
Smartass.
Organic = not grown with chemical pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, growth accelerants, free of genetically modified organisms, etc. In other words, natural foods, grown naturally, the way they were created.
And you are correct, eating processed, chemical laden garbage is not "evened out" by eating organic.
I was just bustin' your chops.
But I tell you what, I would love to be able to find fresh, real food like that in the stores. Unfortunately, much of what is sold as "organic" at massively higher prices doesn't qualify for various reasons. The really sad part, is people have forgotten what fresh real food tastes like. Just one example; home-grown, vine-ripened tomatoes. If you've ever had one, you can't go back to store-bought...you are completely ruined.
I do try to support the local farmer's markets. It's much fresher, and usually has a better chance of having less of the stuff you mentioned going on. The prices are very reasonable, and it's a great way to spend a weekend morning.