what’s the best way to convert to organic foods without breaking bank?
rosefire asked:
I trying to get my health in check ,so i want to go organic but i hear it’s expensive. What’s the best way without busting my wallet?
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I trying to get my health in check ,so i want to go organic but i hear it’s expensive. What’s the best way without busting my wallet?
March 12th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Buying organic food won’t necessarily improve your health. Organic farming is good for the environment, but it’s affects on human health are only subtle. For instance, organic whole milk has just as much fat and sugar (lactose) as conventional milk. The benefits of organic foods to human health are in things like less exposure to chemical pesticides and genetic engineering - things that are not factors in heart health, cholesterol levels, weight loss, etc.
Having said that - you can save money by buying organic foods that are in season and local. These foods are cheaper, because they are not being shipped across thousands of miles. If you have a market that specializes in natural foods, they will probably label their products “locally grown” when they can.
Furthermore - if organic foods are too expensive, just concentrate on making sure you are buying actual food. If the ingredients on a package of food contain things that are brewed in a lab (corn syrup, maltodextrin, hydrogenated oil, etc) you should avoid those. calarch
March 14th, 2010 at 6:53 am
First off buying organic is a good way to be more healthy, but you still have to eat right. Eating organic cookies all day is just as bad as eating non organic cookies all day. That being said: We buy 75% organic, some things just are way too expensive to eat organic, like a whole organic turkey at thanksgiving is like $100, chocolate chips that are organic are $6 for 12 oz. Olive oil can be very expensive so since I do buy it I have learned to pour frugally instead of just heaping it into the pan. Fruits and vegetables are the cheapest healthy thing you can eat to begin with, so spending 50 cents more or up to a dollar for a whole crown of broccoli isn’t a huge concern. Sometimes you get that weirdly expensive item like an organic mango for 6 dollars, don’t buy that, duh. We don’t eat a ton of beef but I have found the cost of a steak, about 5 to 7 dollars, is the same for the organic beef here is our store. chicken from Bare cx is about 7 or 8 bucks for 4 breasts, we tend to split a breast now and pile up more on veggies. buying bulk organic saves money too, bulk flour, bulk sugar, bulk nuts, things like that. We eat a lot of quinoa, brown rice, oatmeal, things like that from the bulk with lots of veggies. We sometimes buy organic cheese but not too often. Mostly what we buy organic is the things we eat the most, grains, meat, eggs, milk, veggies and plants. the other things we buy if it is available but not if it is too much money, like swanson’s has organic broth, there are some herbs and spices that are sold in smaller amounts that are organic. Just touch and go and see what works for you. Only someone who never has to worry about money can eat 100% organic. I almost forgot to mention we grow organic certified seeds in organic soil for our veggie garden, saves money too to grow a garden and a herb box in a window inside in the winter Just lookin