[Flexmom]

If you were to rate as one being more important than the other, which would you choose as the more important choice in purchasing?

 

[BookGoddess]

It would be organic meat for me though it is very expensive where I live. My reason for picking the organic meat over organic produce is that there are veggies and fruits with lower levels of pesticide ( I know.. what is an acceptable level, right?

) which can be consumed without too much worry. Non-organic produce can be peeled and washed to eliminate some, not all, of the nasty chemicals. You can't do that with non-organic meat.

On the other hand, I *could* see someone making the point that most people here probably eat more veggies/fruits than meat so it's more important, pound for pound, to have organic veggies than meat. DH and I actually buy more organic produce than organic meat simply because it's easier to find in the stores and more affordable than organic meat.

 

[marlee]

Organic Meat for me. I do both myself. If I can't get organic meat I don't eat meat but I think my health would suffer if I did that with produce.

 

[brookely ash]

here is a list of produce that is more important to buy organic....

ighest in Pesticides

These 12 popular fresh fruits and vegetables are consistently the most contaminated with pesticides - buy these organic.

• Apples
• Bell Peppers
• Celery
• Cherries
• Grapes (imported)
• Nectarines
• Peaches
• Pears
• Potatoes
• Red Raspberries
• Spinach
• Strawberries

Lowest in Pesticides

These 12 popular fresh fruits and vegetables consistently have the lowest levels of pesticides.

• Asparagus
• Avocados
• Bananas
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Corn (sweet)
• Kiwi
• Mangos
• Onions
• Papaya
• Pineapples
• Peas (sweet)

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

 

[member]

Toxins are stored in fat so anything with a high fat count would be an organic choice for me.