Nowadays, lots of people look for the words "organically grown" when they want to eat healthy. But what if turns out those little labels don't actually mean what people think and that the foods they feel so good about eating aren't that different from the store brand except for the price tag at checkout? That's the question raised by researchers at Stanford University in a study published this week, which found that the health benefits of organically grown produce, meats, and eggs cheeses are negligible when compared to their non-organic counterparts. Not only were foods labeled organic no more nutritious than other foods, which tend to be substantially less expensive, they were just as likely as the store brand to be contaminated by bacteria like E. coli. and other dangerous germs Moreover, the nutritional content of most fruits and vegetables depended more on ripeness, soil and climate than on how they were farmed. Organic produce generally had higher levels of phosphorus and compounds known as phenols, which may help prevent some cancers. But the differences were so tiny, researchers couldn't say for sure they conferred any overall health benefit. Meanwhile, some non-organic strains of fruits and vegetables actually had more vitamins and anti-oxidants than their pricier organic cousins.