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Organic food
MB's poll got me thinking...
How organic do you eat? For moms and moms-to-be, did that change at all when you became pregnant or now that your baby is older and exploring solid foods?
Re: Organic food
None whatsoever, therefore N/a and n/A
Personally, I believe the whole "organic" thing is a govenment-issued farce just to raise prices on produce even higher than they normally are, but I won't go into that now...
updated 10.03.12
We don't eat THAT organic. I try to buy organic produce if there isn't that much of a price difference. But I can't justify an extra $1.50/lb for apples. I just can't. Our backyard garden is organic though.
We have switched to hormone-free dairy. The dairy we use (see MB's poll) isn't certified organic because they do medicate their cows properly when they are sick, just don't use the milk until the milk is testing anti-biotics free. But they are rBGH free.
We eat as organic as possible. We really got more adamant about it since I've been pregnant.
We do organic meat, dairy and produce...except for broccoli, which has lots of bugs and freaks me out!
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Last year I did totally organic dairy and meat. Now I dont do milk as often because of the price and we just dont drink that much milk anymore. I'll do organic veggies and fruits usually only from the farmer's market or the produce stand across the highway from our house but that's more because I prefer to support the local farmers and families. I really try to stay organic with the "dirty dozen" but sometimes I stray away from the list. http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2011/08/02/new-2011-dirty-dozen-produce-list-released-by-ewg-this-summer/ I have a small garden that I keep pretty organic too. We'll pay more for grass fed meats because Jesse and I both agree they taste way better.
Once Olive starts eating real foods, my hope is to give her organic milk only. We wont be doing purees or infant cereal at the traditional 6 month mark either. I'll wait until she's 8-9mo (or when she starts showing signs of readiness) to offer her the same foods in the same form that Jesse and I eat. After working so closely with so many kids who have texture issues and feeding and swallowing problems, I want to do things differently with her.
If you're interested, the book Baby Led Weaning is a great resource for the above idea of delaying foods and skipping spoon feedings and purees.
We do as much as we can afford to... Farmer's market, local grass-fed butcher, all whole-wheat, etc... We don't have a huge selection around here, but we do what we can.
I really disagree with this. The rates of cancers, obesity and disease are higher in this country than anywhere else in the world (and effecting younger and younger people) and I truly beleive it has a TON to do with the amount of preservatives and fillers pumped into commercial foods. Just watch the movie "Food, Inc" to see what goes into "ground beef."
Oh, I've read plenty on the subject, thank you very much, and I still belive a lot of it is propoganda. You are what you eat, clearly, but with proper washing and care, an apple I pay 50-cents for a my super market is going to be just as good, if not better, than the "organic" apple I pay $1 for. You just have to eat smart and be educated, and you don't need a store like WholeFoods to hike up the prices so they can spell it out for you. And I'd be interested to see who were the monetary contributors to this "Food, Inc."
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It's true. To each their own I suppose, right?
updated 10.03.12
I this is more true for the processed and prepackaged foods, and hormones and such in meat and dairy. Completely agreed that this has a lot to do with how unhealthy our society has become (aside from sedentary lifestyles, but that's another thread).
Produce is another story - a lot of things labeled organic is silly - anything with a skin that you peel off, you don't really have to buy organic. Organic bananas? Not worth it, there's no way any chemical or pesticide can get through that banana skin. I try to stick to more of the dirty dozen when we do buy oragnic.
I'm more into whole eating than "being organic." I'm much stricter about overly processed foods and canned foods than I am organic meat and produce. I don't eat a lot of meat anyway, for health and environmental reasons. I don't hardly ever eat meat for breakfast or lunch, and at least half of our dinners are vegetarian or seafood. I buy hormone-free milk, but can't bring myself to buy organic cheese. Cheese is expensive enough as it is! In spring, summer, and fall most of our produce comes from famer's markets, and I stock up on things that freeze well for winter. My freezer is already filled with peas, squash, and blueberries.
Some foods I worry about more than others. I agree with what others said about peelings. We never have bananas, oranges, tangerines, pineapple at farmer's markets around here, but I don't feel bad about buying those from the grocery store (aside from shipping), because the peeling protects it so much. Things like apples, peaches, strawberries are different. I've been slowly moving to a whole eating, non-animal based diet over the years. I'm sure I'll be even stricter when I'm PG/have kids. I defintiely believe there is a link to the chemicals we put in our bodies (and not just food, cleaning supplies, body products, etc) and the rise in cancer/diabetes/autism/early sexual maturity. And even if I'm wrong, I'd just rather do without all that junk.
Confession: As I write all of this, I'm drinking a Diet Dr. Pepper.