I always tell people to first and foremost get in those veggies and fruits, but when you can, I suggest you try to eat organic and local.

我總是告訴人們攝取蔬果是首要之務，但可以的話，我建議你試著食用有機食品與本地食品。

Here's why.

原因如下。

Organic produce is grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, GMO's, and ionizing radiation, but generally costs more.

有機食品的生產過程中並未使用農藥、化學肥料、基因改造生物和游離輻射，但一般來說成本會比較高。

Genetically modified food means that the food's genes have been altered in order to do everything from increasing size to nutrient content to making them resistant to disease.

基因改造食品意味著食物的基因被更改，以達到增加商品大小、豐富營養物質、增強對疾病抵抗力的目的。

The USDA regulates the term organic, and farms must be certified in order to use it.

美國農業部規定了有機的認證標準，農場須通過認證才能使用此標示。

There is a price to become certified, and many local farmers can't afford it.

想獲得認證需要一定的金額，因此很多當地的農夫無法負擔。

While local foods may not bare the official organic label, you do have a unique opportunity to get to know the farmer and find out what growing techniques and pesticides, if any, they use.

雖然本地食品可能沒有官方有機標示，但你有著與眾不同的機會去了解農夫，並找出其種植技巧與使用的農藥──如果有的話──。

Buying local encourages variety, and is often cheaper than grocery store shopping.

購買當地食物會鼓勵食品的多樣性，且通常比你在雜貨店購買更便宜。

If you don't want to spend the money on going all organic, check out the lists in the video description below, which will tell you the produce that is the dirtiest and the cleanest.

如果不想把錢花在有機食品上，就去查看下方資訊欄中的清單吧，你可從中得知最骯髒和最乾淨的食物為何。

So remember: there's a reason to go organic and to eat local produce.

所以記住：選擇有機食品與本地食品是有原因的。

Cutting out pesticides and reducing your carbon footprint is one way to feel just a little bit better.

去除農藥並減少碳足跡是讓自己過得更好的方法之一。