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Organic food products for baby
Does anybody give their children organic products such as organic milk and/or eggs & produce? I'm not sure if it's vitally necessary to give my daughter organic products such as these when I grew up drinking conventional dairy products and produce.
Re: Organic food products for baby
Is it "vitally necessary", heck no. Nutritionally speaking, many studies have shown minimal difference in nutritional value between organic and conventional. On the other hand, though, a lot of produce is covered in chemicals, which is what you really should be looking at. If you're looking to buy some organic, but not all, google the dirty dozen and clean 15... that will give you a decent idea of what to spend the extra money on.
My family chooses organic when we can, but more important to us is "real food" (no processed, boxed, etc), and also to eat locally. I would rather buy a conventionally grown tomato from the farm stand down the street than an organic one shipped in from Mexico... or buy my coworkers free-range (non-organic) eggs, than some organics from who-knows-where at the store. Also, you can buy organic cookies and brownies, but that doesn't make them good for you.
I guess it all depends on what you're looking for. Also keep in mind that there are likely more nasties on/in our food that when we were kids, and we also know more than we did then. We didn't have seatbelts in our car and it was legal/no big deal, but that doesn't mean that I would let my kids do it, just because I did
We don't give milk or eggs yet, but when we do the milk will be raw, and the eggs will come from our free range chickens. We buy some of our produce, but try and get it locally.
The biggest problems with animal products is hormones. Cows and chickens are both given a great deal of hormones to amp up production, and since the long term effect of this has never been studies, I'm apprehensive to give them to my son (or myself!) Is there a local farmer you trust as a milk or egg source?
Um, when is organic less healthy than non-organic!?
I'm not sure you understand what organic food is. Organic food is grown without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It does not have to be processed! I would recommend buying organic fruits and veggies and making your own nutritious baby food.
I don't eat eggs or drink milk, but if I did (and if I had kids) I would look for local free-range eggs, rather than organic. Like PP said, it's best if you know where they are coming from and the conditions that the chickens are being kept in. For milk, I would definitely go for organic, antibiotic-free milk from an ethically-minded farmer. Most dairy cattle live in horrendous conditions.