By now, you have learned the importance of including more fruits and vegetables in our diet. Hopefully you are choosing fresh or frozen produce more often than canned to cut back on sodium and other preservatives and steaming or stir-frying your vegetables to retain nutrients and avoid adding too much fat during preparation. In the grocery store, you have seen the growing selection of organic products including produce. Research and explain if organic produce has health benefits that make them worth the extra cost. What types of fruits and vegetables would you choose (and why) to gain the increased nutritional value, decrease the exposure to preservatives and pesticides, and lower the risk for foodborne illnesses?