Organic suprise

Rummaging through my freezer for something to eat, i came upon some of my favorite burritos. These burritos aren't just normal burritos you see, they are incredibly good for you. They are low in fat and the carbohydrate to protein ratio is pretty good as well and a perfect amount of calories, a perfect little meal really. Well i grab it out and what do i realize, my burrito that i have been eating for years is made with mostly organic ingredients!

Cedarlane burritos are sold at Costco. They are listed as low fat, and all natural. There is no USDA approved organic symbol on it, So knowing that all the ingredients must be organic i looked at the ingredients list. There are Organic pinto beans, organic brown rice, organic tomatoes, organic tomato puree and organic flour tortilla. That is a lot of organic ingredients, but they also used soy cheddar cheese, green chilis, onions, herbs and spices, tamari, cilantro, sea salt and corn starches. Because these ingredients were not organic the whole burrito is not considered organic.

Using soy cheedar cheese still makes this a lot more earth friendly and a whole lot more body friendly. Cheese is normally very fatty, but the entire burrito only has 1g of fat.

The most interesting part of this burrito was the price. It is sold at Costco so you know that it can not be very expensive and it is not. It is sold at 8 6oz. burritos, and is very well priced. "I love them because they are really good for me," said Megan Higgins, graduated ASU senior. They taste extremely good for being so healthy for you.

"We have a lot of Organic foods, not because we are searching them out, but because if given the choice, we'd pick organic as long as we don't pay more," says Higgins. The burritos are placed in the freezer isle just along with all the other burritos. There is not distinct label saying its organic and no other organic foods around.

Something like this makes you wonder why there are not more people making their products out of organic produce, and why it seems that most of the time organic food is more expensive.