Top Five Best Places to Buy Organic Food on the Internet

The organic food industry is growing, but many people still have a hard time finding certain types of foods and often end up having to run from store to store to obtain a full spectrum of foods for a truly healthy lifestyle.

But the Internet is booming with tons of mostly smaller businesses that provide higher-quality food than most grocery stores. Buying direct from the manufacturer can even save money in many cases despite shipping costs.

The top five best places to buy organic food on the Internet all offer a wide range of unique items and easy shopping from the comfort of your home as well.

5. Natural News-

The popular and trusted natural health outlet also features a store with some of the most high-end functional nutrition products around. Natural News doesn't promote its products like some other similar sites do so the store is not as well-known, but it is one of the best places on the Internet to buy some of the most advanced healthy food items and supplements around.

Deals are sometimes offered on the site on items such as chia seeds and organic Boku food bars so this is a great site to follow on Facebook or to subscribe to via e-mail.

4. Nuts Online

With their wide array of healthy fats, protein, antioxidants and more, nuts are one of the healthiest categories of foods out there. Organic, raw nuts are extremely difficult to find in most grocery stores, however, but that just adds to the value of this wonderfully helpful site.

From organic raw almonds and walnuts to more exotic items like organic maca powder, goji beries and red quinoa, this site, Nuts Online has something for everyone and is a great way to supplement a mostly fruits and vegetables-centric Mediterranean-style diet.

3. Amazon-

Few people realize it but the giant online retailer Amazon has a wide variety of organic food, shampoos and more. Some of it is the same organic food you'd find in most grocery stores but others are unique and come from all corners of the globe. Check it out next time you're thinking of a hard-to-find organic food item.

2. Mercola-

The health site of Dr. Joseph Mercola, Mercola offers a wide range of unique supplements and some ogranic food items now to go along with the doctor's highly-advanced natural health advice. From raw honey to unique protein bars, supplements, grass-fed meats (including bison and ostrich), cheeses, and more, Dr. Mercola always has advice and products that are among the best in the natural health community. Some fans are growing a bit tired of his product-promotion on the site but it's not necessarily a bad thing because of the quality of products he offers.

1. Tropical Traditions-

A smaller California-based retailer, this site is the best source for organic extra virgin coconut oil and other coconut-based products in the Untited States. The site also offers tons of special deals to help ease the burden of eating organically from a financial standpoint. Grass-fed meats of many varieties are also popular at Tropical Traditions as are different organic jams, peanut butters, snack foods and more.

The small farm feel of Tropical Traditions combined with its unique products including a focus on the extremely healthy coconut, which is rising dramatically in popularity in the United States vaults it to the top of the list of the best online places to buy organic food.

Don't forget to check out these and other sites the next time the local "super" market doesn't quite have what you need in order to live a truly healthy lifestyle.