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What to buy organic

post #1 of 6
4/20/10 at 10:44am
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I have the EWG dirty dozen list, but I was wondering about other things like beans, rice, bread and other similar things. Is there a list out there?

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post #2 of 6
4/20/10 at 11:22am
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beans, rice, bread and other similar things
I buy ORGANIC if it doesn't have a skin that can be removed. With beans and rice, there is an outer husk/skin/pod but I also compare cost and it's only pennies more for the organic, so I do them in organic.

As for bread, not organic, NO WAY- you may want to look into the recent colon cancer studies from europe regarding the adding of folic acid to the wheat (in the US it's added). I would never buy enriched flour products, and I don't want additives as well.
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post #3 of 6
4/20/10 at 12:00pm
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Also, is organic milk/ eggs/ cheese crutial? I try to get non rBGH milk and organic and free range eggs, but is organic also important for cheese and milk products?
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post #4 of 6
4/20/10 at 12:22pm
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Also, is organic milk/ eggs/ cheese crutial? I try to get non rBGH milk and organic and free range eggs, but is organic also important for cheese and milk products?
IMO, yes. The coys are being fed GMO corn and soy otherwise. And you also have to remember that their bodies store the pesticide residues and concentrate them in their milk.
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post #5 of 6
4/20/10 at 1:56pm
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free range eggs
FREE range doesn't mean a thing to me if they are fed soy- it's all about DIET!


What they eat, you eat!
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post #6 of 6
4/20/10 at 2:15pm
My general rule of thumb is to buy almost all organic produce. My son loves lunchmeat ham. I can't afford organic, but can afford the nitrate free, more natural version. That is the best I can do. Things that are specifically for my lo I try to buy organic. Other than that, I don't buy packaged processed foods as a general rule (with some occasional exceptions, I'm not perfect!) I try my best to make everything from scratch. The closer something is to being a whole food...I'll go for it. No GMOs(the best I can), artificial flavors/coloring, MSG, HFCS, yucky additives/preservatives, etc...I steer clear of. I feel like a creeper when I'm at the grocery store going up and down some aisles reading all of the labels, and then not buying any of the things because none of them are free of all bad stuff!

I wish we could afford to buy more organic dairy (cheese/milk, etc), eggs and meat, but it is just too expensive. We are looking into buying from a local farmer to make it more affordable. We don't drink much milk, so that isn't too big of a problem to get organic once and a while. I do get organic yogurt, but not cheese...we eat alot of cheese.
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