I've recently started growing my own food. I enjoy it as a hobby, but do you think there will also be health benefits to eating home grown fruit and veg compared with supermarket fruit and veg?
I think I remember reading somewhere that modern vegetables have so many preservatives and chemicals added to them (so that they last longer on the shelf) that they provide only a fraction of the nutrients compared to vegetables from decades ago when we got them direct from farmer's markets. Is that true? Is modern processed fruit and veg less healthy now than decades ago?
Finally, this is probably an obvious question, but I've also started trying to eat more 'real meat' rather than processed meat, i.e. steaks rather than burgers. Presumably real meat is much healthier than processed meat? Should I try to cut out processed meat entirely and just stick to real meat?
Thank you for taking the time to answer so many questions. This whole thread has been very eye-opening and informative.
I've recently started growing my own food. I enjoy it as a hobby, but do you think there will also be health benefits to eating home grown fruit and veg compared with supermarket fruit and veg?
I think I remember reading somewhere that modern vegetables have so many preservatives and chemicals added to them (so that they last longer on the shelf) that they provide only a fraction of the nutrients compared to vegetables from decades ago when we got them direct from farmer's markets. Is that true? Is modern processed fruit and veg less healthy now than decades ago?
Thank you for taking the time to answer so many questions. This whole thread has been very eye-opening and informative.