Can't afford organic -- now what?
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Anonymous
There are other (cheaper alternatives) to organic food. Some suggestions: http://www.livestrong.com/article/16099-foods-reduce-estrogen-dominance/ Synopsis: Increase fiber, add flax seed to your diet, increase sulfurous foods (garlic, onion, egg yolks), avoid caffeinated beverages, decrease fat and carb levels in your food, decrease sugars and processed foods. http://drhoffman.com/article/estrogen-dominance-syndrome-2/ Synopsis: Higher fiber diet, dietary supplements, progesterone cream, aerobic exercise and optimize your weight. http://beforeitsnews.com/health/2013/06/5-foods-to-reduce-estrogen-dominance-2493966.html Add 3 portions/day of cruciferous foods ( broccoli, cabbage, kale, brussels sprouts and cauliflower, which are all sulfurous vegetables) In fact, when you Google for "estrogen dominance diet" organic foods are only mention a very small percentage of the time, but there are many other less expensive options. Good luck. |
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I imagine myself in this position and would move to a more vegetarian diet. Here are a few tips:
Buy bulk items, especially grains Beans Check out almond milk instead of cows milk (might be cheaper). Frozen veggies and fruit See about making some things from scratch- could be cheaper Use your freezer and buy on sale Keep in mind that antibiotics are not allowed in some conventional meats (pork or chicken, I think). You can buy conventional milk without hormones. Trader Joes has cheap dairy if you must have organic milk. I would use my ingredients and plan to eat leftovers- serve simple, healthy foods. A good egg on a slice of toast with a side of fruit can make a healthy meal. Tofu is a healthy source of protein- it's cheap and plentiful. You can stir it into eggs and put it in a wrap. You will have leftover tofu that can be refrigerated and served over brown rice and frozen veggies (peas and bell peppers). |
Anonymous
| I used to buy organic milk to avoid the hormones but realized the regular milk says something to the effect of "taken from cows not treated with growth hormone". So I went back to buying the regular milk as long as it says that on the label and have saved quite a bit. |
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I bookmarked this. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| Eat organic vegetarian. Cheaper, healthier and there are zillion ways you can cook it tasty. Organic meat is too expensive. |
Anonymous
From the book The Fertility Diet, there is an interesting discussion of the issue of hormones in milk. It says that the main issue isn't "added" hormones, like RbST (or whatever that acronym is.) The main issue is that dairy farming practices have changed over the past 70 or so years. Cows used to be milked for part of the year and then not milked for most of their pregnancy. We now milk cows all the way through the year, including during the whole pregnancy. A cow in the later stages of pregnancy has something like 200 times as much estrogen as a non pregnant cow. So for this, having a note on the carton saying that no hormones were added is pretty meaningless. And since organic farmers are certainly following the current conventional practice of milking throughout pregnancy, there may not be a difference on this naturally occurring estrogen in milk between organic and non organic. From my perspective, there are lots of good reasons to buy organic dairy (or any grass fed diary) through. http://www.amazon.com/Fertility-Diet-Groundbreaking-Research-Ovulation/dp/0071627103/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407203172&sr=1-1&keywords=the+fertility+diet |
Anonymous
Wtf does this even mean? |
Anonymous
| I don't typically buy organic but I do cook almost everything from scratch. Thus, I avoid a lot of processed food and save a lot of money. I make my own granola, muesli, baked oatmeal, yogurt, practically all desserts, donuts and quick breads, bread ( bread machine), all salad dressings. Make iced tea with lemons, oranges or lime, or some variation. Wine spritzers and frappuccinos. Soups, bean dishes where I boil my own beans. I make my own pizza dough and pizzas etc. I also make my own detergent and cleaning products. |
Anonymous
| Look to cut costs elsewhere. Second hand clothes, no cable, downgrade your phone plans, no vacations, drive less or get rid of your car. Food is one place I don't skimp. |
Anonymous
It means they ignore scientific studies and follow the advice of a quack with a fake degree. Can you say "placebo effect?" |
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For those of you who suggest less meat, I'm not so sure how that saves any money. We eat primarily vegetarian. Unless we are filling our bellies with cheap carbs, eating vegetarian is much more expensive. My grocery cart is full to the brim with vegetables amd fruits and I'm spending $200wk+ at the store. Sure, if our primary calories came from rice, potatoes, pasta, and bread...we'd save money, but we'd also be morbidly obese.
I'm no sure how eating vegetarian is cheaper. When we do eat meat, it's a flavor enhancer/filler...not the main meal. |
Anonymous
| Eating vegetarian is cheaper simply because you're not purchasing one of the most expensive food groups: meat. You're not replacing it with expensive fruits and vegetables. You're replacing it with much cheaper sources of protein such as lentils, beans, tofu, etc. |
Anonymous
 Gotta be a troll.
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Anonymous
Do you find it helps eating this way? |
Anonymous
Why am I a troll? Google estrogen dominance. |