Lahore has also recently caught onto the fad of eating right, with many experts suggesting organically grown and produced ingredients as a necessity to good health.

However, finding organic food — cultivated without the use of chemical fertiliser, pesticides and/or other artificial substances — can be a mission if you don’t know where to look.

Here is a list of places where you can buy organic foods in Lahore:

Farmers Markets

Farmers markets are some of the best places to find home-grown and organic foods especially if you are looking for variety. The Haryali Market and the Khalis Food Market are good places to start.

The (now postponed) Shaukat Khanum Fitness Fiesta promises to host a farmers market as well. Meanwhile, the Khalis Food Market is scheduled for February 1, 2015.

Supermarkets

Some places where organic foods are readily available are Al-Fatah, Jalal Sons, METRO, Hyperstar, Pioneer, and the likes. However, be cautious that you will have to be careful about what you pick out. A brand that is available and committed to organic foods is Daali Earth Foods and which stocks in almost all of the above mentioned stores.

Get In Touch:

• Al-Fatah: DHA Y-Block and Liberty Market
• Jalal Sons: DHA Phase 5 and Main Market, Gulberg
• METRO: ThokarNiazBaig and Main Airport Road, DHA
• Hyperstar: Fortress Stadium
• Pioneer: Main Market

Zacky Farms

For farm fresh and organic produce order from Zacky Farms. Their products include milk, vegetables (cauliflower, coriander, lettuce, toriasaag, ghiyya, eggplant, capsicum, green chilies, cabbage, bitter gourd, red onion, okra), cheese, butter and wheat. From February, they will also be offering organic eggs, chicken and fish.

Arammish Spa

Popular for its focus on wellness, Arammish has a limited selection of organic dishes to choose from. They include spaghetti with marinara sauce, hummus served with whole wheat bread, tuna salad and crispy chicken rolls.

Get In Touch: 66 B, Syed Maratib Ali Road, Lahore

Nadoz Greens

Nadoz Greens is a treat for organic-food enthusiasts, for its specialised interest in salads, vegetables and herbs. Their products for salad mixes are cut only after you have ordered. The salad mixes include Super Mix (Black Simpson, Little Caesar, Matchless, Salad bowl, Lollo rosso, Royal Oak), Garden greens (Lollo rosso, Black Simpson, Red oak leaf, Red salad bowl), Baby Salad Mix (green lollo biondo, red lollo biondo, lamb lettuce, cress) and Spring Mix (red coral, green coral, baby romaine, marvel of four seasons, green leaf).

Individual salad packets include kale, tat soi and romaine. For herbs they have a selection of dill, cress, basil, holy basil, arugula, wild rocket, flat leaf parsley and curly parsley.

O’s Organic Honey

O’s Organic Honey should be an essential part of our diet and organic honey is difficult to find. If you are looking then is a good option and offers free for delivery all over Lahore.

Reef’s Organic Box

Reef’s Organic Box offers its customers desi ghee, spices, eggs, wheat flour and sugar.

They also have a variety of organic delights that include a traditional almond and elachi drink, tamarind and plum juice, aloe vera and mint drink, falsa chutney, mango and garlic chutney and aloe vera leaf.

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Foha Raza is a journalism graduate who is Assistant Editor at SiddySays. She also works as a publicist.

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