Organic foods

What is your opinion on eating organic foods yourself and for your child? Is it really better?

Just looking for some thoughts.

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Do I think it's better-YES. Do we do it all the time-NO. It's very expensive and just hard to maintain IMO. I try to make sure milk and dairy is always organic and meats too. There is a list somewhere are what things you should always try to get organic. Unfortunately I dont know where it was. Consumers Reports maybe?

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ABSOLUTELY. Particularly with meats and vegetables. Meats contain an inordinate amount of hormones, and I really, truly believe one of the reasons that children are entering puberty SO young these days stems to all the hormones they are eating on a daily basis. Also, with regard to veggies and fruit, I am concerned about pesticides and chemicals.

We don't eat meat, but we buy mostly everything else organic. In fact, last year we joined an organic farm coop - every week they deliver to our neighborhood a week's worth of fresh, organic fruits and veggies. We eat it for ourselves, and our daughter.

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Better? Yes it's free of additives, preservatives, pesticides, antibiotics, etc.. But like the pp said it's more $$ and hard to keep up with. In the perfect world my whole family would eat nothing but organic.

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I think its worth it for children's milk and for the highest pesticide produce. The rest doesn't matter as much.

Here is what Consumer Reports says should be bought organic:

"Once your child starts eating solid food, certain items should be purchased organic as often as possible, due to the higher levels of pesticides, hormones, or antibiotics found in conventionally grown versions. They include meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy, as well as apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, red raspberries, spinach, and strawberries."

And these they say rarely have much pesticide, so no need to buy organic:

"...asparagus, avocados, bananas, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet corn, kiwi, mangos, onions, papaya, pineapples, and sweet peas."

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We predominantly eat organic - its better for you, tastes better, and better for the environment - but it is very expensive. We are hoping to raise our baby as organic as possible as well....

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I would say about 90% of the things we eat are organic. Always milk, meat and produce as long as it's available. Some dried goods aren't but that is because I cant readily find them in my store. I am trying to reduce the amount of hormones, chemicals and pesticides my children have in their systems. I think it's totally worth the added expense.

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I buy organic whenever possible, but I definately do not follow a strict organic diet

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Yes, especially when they are babies. All baby food I bought was organic. Now I would say 75% of what we eat is organic - including all dairy, chicken (dont eat meat) and produce. Although some produce I can never find organic, and I'll buy regular -- the ones with little to no pesticides. The higher level of pesticide produce I will not buy and I definitely wont give it to my son unless its organic.

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