Do You Feed Your Kids Organic Food?

[Anonymous]

We buy organic fruit, vegetables, diary, and meat/fish, whenever possible.

[Anonymous]

OP here. We buy organic milk and we do buy pastured raised eggs but that’s it. I will only buy if I’m sale then. I don’t see the point of spending more money for organic if it’s not healthier. It doesn’t seem worth it to pay almost double in grocery bills for organic foods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We buy organic milk and we do buy pastured raised eggs but that’s it. I will only buy if I’m sale then. I don’t see the point of spending more money for organic if it’s not healthier. It doesn’t seem worth it to pay almost double in grocery bills for organic foods.

* pasture raised

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We buy organic milk and we do buy pastured raised eggs but that’s it. I will only buy if I’m sale then. I don’t see the point of spending more money for organic if it’s not healthier. It doesn’t seem worth it to pay almost double in grocery bills for organic foods.

I agree. I'd rather spend the money to buy local and seasonal produce, and higher-quality meat and eggs. Just wash your produce thoroughly before eating. Assume it all has some pesticide residue, organic or not, because it does. Just different kinds of pesticides. And "natural" doesn't always mean "healthier."

[Anonymous]

No. I don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an almost toddler and did organic purées and some finger foods when he started solids. We buy organic milk but that’s really it. I will buy organic if it’s on sale but rarely do. My husband thinks we should start eating organic and grass fed meats, dairy, and fruits and veggies. Do you feed your kid organic?

Our entire family eats organic only for dairy, meat, and all produce that does not have a shell we take off. (so melon doesn't need to be organic but potatoes and green beans and obviously porous fruits do). For things like crackers, sauce, etc. - the goal is not organic but no chemicals. We look for things with as few ingredients as possible.

[Anonymous]

I buy as much local and/or certified humane animal products as possible, because I'm not a fan of factory farming. Other than that, I don't give AF.

I generally avoid grass fed beef because it tastes gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an almost toddler and did organic purées and some finger foods when he started solids. We buy organic milk but that’s really it. I will buy organic if it’s on sale but rarely do. My husband thinks we should start eating organic and grass fed meats, dairy, and fruits and veggies. Do you feed your kid organic?

Our entire family eats organic only for dairy, meat, and all produce that does not have a shell we take off. (so melon doesn't need to be organic but potatoes and green beans and obviously porous fruits do). For things like crackers, sauce, etc. - the goal is not organic but no chemicals. We look for things with as few ingredients as possible.

If it’s not any nutritionally different and pesticides are still used, why only organic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buy organic and non-organic foods. Organic is mainly eggs, meat, fish, poultry, milk, berries and the dirty dozen

Organic -
1. Meat,
2. Fish,
3. Eggs,
4. Poultry
5. Milk (I make my own yogurt and paneer)
6. Raisins

and the following 12 veggis/fruits -

1. Strawberries
2. Spinach
3. Kale
4. Nectarines
5. Apples
6. Grapes
7. Peaches
8. Cherries
9. Pears
10. Tomatoes
11. Celery
12. Potatoes

Non-Organic -
1. Hard Cheese
2. Grains
3. Cooking Oils
4. Condiments
5. Beans and Lentils
6. Spices, herbs, condiments

Also the clean 15
They are:
1. Avocados
2. Sweet corn
3. Pineapple
4. Onions
5. Papaya
6. Sweet peas (frozen)
7. Eggplants
8. Asparagus
9. Cauliflower
10. Cantaloupes
11. Broccoli
12. Mushrooms
13. Cabbage
14. Honeydew melon
15. Kiwifruit

We try and grow some of our own herbs. Mainly we try and eat non-processed foods. We also wash the veggis and fruits well.

I am so glad you’re not my Mom.

Signed, Larla, age 5, but reading at the 9th grade level

[Anonymous]

We have a great farmers market so the organic isn't much more expensive than the conventional because they sell such a huge volume of food (imagine a gigantic warehouse that supplies restaurants as well as shoppers). It supports local farms as well, which is great, my grandma grew up on a farm and it's such a difficult life. We eat pasture-raised meat, try to get wild seafood but don't freak if it's farm-raised, and free range eggs just out of concern for factory farming. Nobody in the family drinks milk (they just don't like it, it's not forbidden or anything). We don't eat processed food but that's because one of my kids and I have a corn allergy and corn is in freakin' everything.

[Anonymous]

No. I think it’s a scam.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buy organic and non-organic foods. Organic is mainly eggs, meat, fish, poultry, milk, berries and the dirty dozen

Organic -
1. Meat,
2. Fish,
3. Eggs,
4. Poultry
5. Milk (I make my own yogurt and paneer)
6. Raisins

and the following 12 veggis/fruits -

1. Strawberries
2. Spinach
3. Kale
4. Nectarines
5. Apples
6. Grapes
7. Peaches
8. Cherries
9. Pears
10. Tomatoes
11. Celery
12. Potatoes

Non-Organic -
1. Hard Cheese
2. Grains
3. Cooking Oils
4. Condiments
5. Beans and Lentils
6. Spices, herbs, condiments

Also the clean 15
They are:
1. Avocados
2. Sweet corn
3. Pineapple
4. Onions
5. Papaya
6. Sweet peas (frozen)
7. Eggplants
8. Asparagus
9. Cauliflower
10. Cantaloupes
11. Broccoli
12. Mushrooms
13. Cabbage
14. Honeydew melon
15. Kiwifruit

We try and grow some of our own herbs. Mainly we try and eat non-processed foods. We also wash the veggis and fruits well.

We also do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would if I could afford it. I try to buy organic eggs and milk and meat

This. I try not to add additional hormones into her system. The rest I get organic when I can afford it, but don’t sweat it. She eats rainbow goldfish and we’re not overly strict with fun food. Thankfully her tastes tend towards healthy.

[Anonymous]

Yes- I definitely feed my kids food with carbon-hydrogen bonds.

That's what you meant right? Not psuedoscience-peddling merchants.