Nuts.com is probably the first place you are going to shop for groceries but this month my Azure Standard order contained mostly of nuts and baking goods. When comparing prices I went to Nuts.com, they specializes in nuts and carries lots organic options. Nuts.com carries candied nuts, dried fruit, chocolate covered fruit, baking essentials and much more. Now, I know Nuts.com may not be a household known online store but they do well in what they specialize in and that is mostly nuts. BUT nuts.com is expensive!
Azure Standard doesn’t specialize in nuts or in candied items but in organic, non-GMO bulk groceries. I love their mission and what they believe about the importance of the quality of food we consume. Azure is first family orientated and believe in making their prices affordable for all.
A Little About Azure
Azure Standard runs like a co-op. They deliver their goods once a month to delivery drop locations throughout the United States. When you make an order you are committing to meet the delivery truck at the drop location and pick up your order straight off the truck.
Azure Standard is known for and believes in the benefit of organic foods. Although they do have some non organic products. They are also known for the ability to order bulk quantities but they also offer smaller or regular sized quantities for their products. Flour for example, their organic all purpose flour has size options of 30oz, 5lbs, 10lbs and 25lbs. I buy 25 lbs at a time.
Azure Standard is a family and community motivated company. They strive to provide affordable and healthy food to their customers. From the why they grow their organic foods to the way the deliver, their motivation is for the benefit of the family and community.
Why Buy Organic
Organic foods can be expensive! And the question that always comes to my mind when seeing the price difference at the store is… “is organic actually worth this price?”. Is organic food worth the money? How much does it affect our health? Aren’t the labels out there all just a scam? In order to determine if organic foods are best for you, you will have to evaluate your own health conditions and your financial state.
Does Organic Foods Have Higher Nutrition Values?
The research is conflicting… Some say yes, some say no. I say yes and this is why.
What they have found to agree on is that organic foods have more antioxidants. Antioxidants help our body fight off free radicals. Free radicals can be very dangerous to our bodies and DNA causing cancer. Antioxidants help fight that from happening. Organic foods are a great source for antioxidants where conventional foods are not. Check out Healthline’s “What Is Organic Food, and Is It Better Than Non-Organic Food?” for more information.
Antioxidants not only protect our bodies but also protect the plant from disease. Non organic plants have chemical pesticides sprayed on them to protect them. By doing this the plant does not need to produce as much antioxidants. Organic foods are not sprayed with these chemicals and create their own protection through antioxidants. When we eat these foods the antioxidants in them also aid our own health.
There more I could say about the benefits of organic food but that will have to wait. Comment below if you have any question, I’d be happy to answer them.
Price Comparison
Nuts are expensive! Almonds, pecans, walnuts they are full of nutrition and good things but cost so much. Here I am comparing the price of pecans, almonds with Azure Standard, Nuts.com, Costco and Walmart. The of my September haul I compare only with nuts.com. You can see a full comparison with Walmart and Costco on my other price comparison posts.
September Haul
Pecans 5 lbs
Almonds 5 lbs
Walnuts 5 lbs
Sugar Cane 5 lbs
Baking Powder 1 lbs
Cranberries 1 lbs
Costco definitely wins in the prices for nuts. Price and quality are both found at Costco when it comes to nuts. Check out Azure Standard Review, Costco Price Comparison to see more on Costco prices.
In Summary
Don’t buy nuts from nuts.com…. They are too expensive! Our Azure pick up is in town and the closest Costco is only 25 minutes away. We will continue to shop there rather then the specialized online stores.
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