Organic Food


Eating well
A balanced diet is important for good
health and food is for enjoying,
but remember the old saying
‘we are what we eat’.


picture of organic products People are becoming health-conscious in terms of their intake. In past, it was hard to find organic only products selling stores. However, now we can easily get them. There are varieties of foods under the name of “Well-Being”. For example, at “Green Village” , there is everything that ordinary supermarket has, from dairy products to fruits, vegetables, and so on.





What is a healthy diet?

A healthy diet is low in fat, particularly saturated fat, and high in starch and fibre such as oats, bran, rice, potatoes, lentils, beans and pasta as well as fresh fruit and vegetables. Protein plays a vital role in a healthy, balanced diet and can be found in many foods including meat, fish, dairy products, eggs and cereals.
For example,a pregnant women would need particular foods that are rich in iron (lean red meat), calcium (dairy products, fish with bones (e.g. sardines, anchovies) and folic acid.

Simple guidelines for a healthy diet

  • Cut down on fat - excessive amounts of saturated fat can lead to high cholesterol and increased risk of heart disease, not to mention weight gain!

  • Reduce intake of sugar - this is one of the easiest ways to cut the calories without losing other nutrients in your diet.

  • Try to steam, bake or grill foods instead of frying them even if you prefer them to be fried.

  • Use yoghurt instead of cream and use semi-skimmed or skimmed milk products instead of full fat

    How do you distinguish organic product?

    The certified organic labels are certainly not labeled in every product. The ones that has labels means that the producer followed the following rules:

    1. They did not use any synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to grow crops or feed for animals.
    2. They did not use crop or feed that had been genetically modified.
    3. The product are taken care in a great level.(treating them humanely)


    Certification logos

    Below are the certification logos you should look for on certified organic products.

    • BFA Biological Farmers of Australia California Certified Organic Farmers
    NASAA The National Association of Sustainable Agriculture Australia QAI Quality Assurance International Certified Organic


    Why do I have to spend extra money to buy organic product?

    Organic products have less pesticide on the product. Certainly it will be healthier for your body. There is nothing more important than staying health. Once you loose it, it is too late to regret.


    Organic food is more expensive because:

  • Organic farms are still few and far between, therefore it is difficult for them to take advantage of the economies of scale.

    Shipping and handling of organic food is more expensive because organic distributors must be careful to clean out or avoid haulers that have stored commercially grown foods that may have had pesticides that would be left behind. Most organic distribution also occurs on a smaller scale making transportation costs higher.

    Farmers deal with extra costs when growing organically. Costs such as more labour intensive weeding practices, and more expensive natural fertilisers together with the fact that they are more likely to have lower yields because they suffer a greater loss of food during production since they don't rely on synthetic chemicals to deter all potential maladies from bugs, disease, and weeds.

    Organic food generally takes longer to grow without the use of fertilisers. Organic certification bodies charge their members for services, inspections, and the use of their certification labels and or logos. These fees tend to be quite large as inspectors must travel great distances to inspect which is charged back to the grower

    Organic Restaurants

    There are these organic restaurants or so to call slow-food restaurants which are getting much attention from health-conscious people. To inform one of the organic restaurant I went to was a place called 'When Wind Blows'near Misari where they mostly use organic products from rice to home- made soy-bean paste and hot pepper paste. Boom in well being industry now doesnt only focus on food industry.


    These are some other organic restaurants you may visit:


    -Changdokdae
    823-12 Yoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu (02-554-9223)
    a lot of tofu, bibimbap, tofu & seaweed based soups, pancake with green onions and chile peppers, fried vegetable fritters.

    -Hoonja Food
    Hoeghie subway 1 (02-2242-9500)
    veggie meat,organic legumes or medicinal honey.

    -SM Vegetarian Restaurant
    229-10 Poi-dong (02-576-9637)
    Run by a meditation center and cost about 12000 won which is a buffet. Dishes always changes.(fake chicken,mustard vegetable/fruit salad)
    *Does not open before noon on weekdays


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