We'll help you decide if you should buy organic.

KUSA , KUSA 10:50 PM. CST February 05, 2017

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KUSA - Walk into a grocery store and youre faced with a choice: do you buy costly organic food or cheaper traditional food?

Its easy to join the skeptics and wonder if the health boost is worth it. After all, organic food can cost you 30 to 60 percent more.

Theres not much difference in terms of quality, safety and nutrition between conventional and organic foods, registered dietician Malena Perdomo said.

The main difference between traditional and organic food? How its produced.

Its made without synthetic fertilizers, synthetic chemicals, and its also not being used with radiation, and not genetically engineered, Perdomo said.

Just because you might not have a full bank account doesnt mean you have to skimp on organic food.

Perdomo says there are lists that contain the foods with the most pesticide residue, and you can decide which foods you think are most worth getting organic.

Is buying organic worth it? It depends.

If you have money to spend on organic foods and vegetables, go for it, Perdomo said.

But if youre trying to be healthy, just eat more fruits and vegetables period. And even though somethings organic like a package of cookies that doesnt mean its healthy.

( 2017 KUSA)

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