Help me feel better re. dirty dozen/clean 15

suzymarie

Am I doing enough?  Am I deluding myself?

With 2 small kids I don't have the time to go to different grocery stores.  In fact I haven't even been getting milk and eggs from my local farmer bc with DD being a carseat screamer, even 1 extra stop is too much.

So.  What I do is go to the co-op most weeks and then every 3rd or 4th week go to Cub (the regular grocery).  I don't specifically buy certain things at each store-  I can't plan that far ahead.  I just buy whatever we need that week.  I go to Cub when I feel like walking (it is just a few blocks) or when I need stuff that the co-op doesn't have (it is very small and there are random stuff they don't stock). 

When I go to Cub I buy stuff organic if possible but the selection is limited.  And I always feel guilty when I buy something like strawberries at Cub. 

 

GRKaters

We can't all be perfect and have the best resources available to us 24/7. Do what you can do with what you have. And wash 'em really well.

 

CDMay2006

Do what you can.  Also, coops are even more receptive than conventional grocery stores to customer suggestions (esp. if you are a member).  Tell them what you need and they may be able to stock it.  Also, request organic items at the regular grocery store -- they probably don't carry those things b/c they don't think people want them, but if people want them, and tell them, then they might become available to you.

SuperGreen

You can only do what you can, I wouldn't beat yourself up about it.  I do try really hard to buy the Dirty Dozen organic, but even I (who goes to the Farmer's Market and two grocery stores every weekend) can't always do it.  Like I hardly ever get organic peppers. Nobody has them and if they do they're twice as expensive as conventional.