I have been trying to make a shift to more healthy meals (sincere apologies to my dear friends Butter and Sour Cream).
Not only do I need to be cooking and eating better food for myself and my family, but I also am concerned about the pesticides and hormones in our food. So I am trying to learn more so I can make informed choices. This will be the first of several posts on healthier eating. I’m learning as I go.
Maybe you all already knows this, but this is new information to me. Here is a shopping list from the Environmental Working Group that lists the things you should buy organic (and the things you can buy non-organic).
Do any of you buy organic products? Any thoughts on this list?
I’ve been using this list to buy fruits and veggies for the last six months. It took me a couple shopping trips of carrying the list along with me before I realized that the easiest way to remember is, if you eat the outer skin buy organic.
Aside from trying to afford organic fruits and veggies, another challenge I have around here is finding enough organic items at the general supper market. I always have to add a trip to whole foods into my shopping to get everything on my list.
I am all about some one-stop shopping, too, but can’t seem to make that happen either. Since you have gone organic for six months, can you tell a difference in any way? Also, do you buy organic meat and can you tell a difference with that?
I’ve never bought organic meat. So far I’ve just stuck with fruits and veggies. I haven’t found any taste difference but I have trouble finding fruits and veggies that are fresh. I’m not sure if it’s the lack of chemicals that make the food not last as long or if not as many people are buying it so items sit on the shelf longer.
What I’ve ended up doing is buying a smaller amount of fruit for example and then going mid week to buy more since none of it seems to last a full 6-7 days. Yet another trip to the store. Between that and the gallons of milk we blow through I’m at the store many times a week:(
I’ve been using this list to buy fruits and veggies for the last six months. It took me a couple shopping trips of carrying the list along with me before I realized that the easiest way to remember is, if you eat the outer skin buy organic.
Aside from trying to afford organic fruits and veggies, another challenge I have around here is finding enough organic items at the general supper market. I always have to add a trip to whole foods into my shopping to get everything on my list.
I am all about some one-stop shopping, too, but can’t seem to make that happen either. Since you have gone organic for six months, can you tell a difference in any way? Also, do you buy organic meat and can you tell a difference with that?
I’ve never bought organic meat. So far I’ve just stuck with fruits and veggies. I haven’t found any taste difference but I have trouble finding fruits and veggies that are fresh. I’m not sure if it’s the lack of chemicals that make the food not last as long or if not as many people are buying it so items sit on the shelf longer.
What I’ve ended up doing is buying a smaller amount of fruit for example and then going mid week to buy more since none of it seems to last a full 6-7 days. Yet another trip to the store. Between that and the gallons of milk we blow through I’m at the store many times a week:(
Here in DC, I found a company that actually delivers fresh produce to your house on a weekly basis, and you can pick if you want your delivery to be organic or not. It’s fantastic!! http://www.washingtonsgreengrocer.com Surely, East TN has an equivalent, and if not, I think you should set about creating it!!
Here in DC, I found a company that actually delivers fresh produce to your house on a weekly basis, and you can pick if you want your delivery to be organic or not. It’s fantastic!! http://www.washingtonsgreengrocer.com Surely, East TN has an equivalent, and if not, I think you should set about creating it!!
I posted some tips for finding the “dirty dozen” in Knoxville. You can still get blueberries at Bob and Maxine’s farm in Maryville, but only for another week or so probably. I think Earthfare is having a special now to get free organic celery.
http://bluefrogcreations.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-dirty-dozen.html
http://bluefrogcreations.blogspot.com/2010/07/blueberries-galore.html