Not for everything. Meat, dairy and the dirty dozen. Bananas don't need to be organic. I aim to eat food that comes from animals raised humanely and without hormones or antibiotics.

Aside from that, I don't like to eat things like cookies that have tons of ingredients in them. So I cook a lot of my own food. I like for it to be as pure as possible.

Anonymous wrote:Meat and milk, yes. Produce if it is on sale or comparably priced. Read up on or watch videos of factory chicken/cattle farms and you will never be able to eat Purdue chicken or "USDA Grade A" beef again.

^^Agree. Grass fed and humane for us, just less often. no "USDA Grade A". Watch the videos if you dare.

Anonymous wrote:Meat and milk, yes. Produce if it is on sale or comparably priced. Read up on or watch videos of factory chicken/cattle farms and you will never be able to eat Purdue chicken or "USDA Grade A" beef again.

This. And local farm meat, milk, and eggs. Doesn't have to be organic, but most farms around here follow many organic practices.

And I know the animals have been treated well, for one.

Meat and milk, yes. Produce if it is on sale or comparably priced. Read up on or watch videos of factory chicken/cattle farms and you will never be able to eat Purdue chicken or "USDA Grade A" beef again.

I buy organic- can't say whether it tastes better/different- it's certainly more expensive. If you're interested in organic, you might start with milk- especially if your family drinks much milk (no hormones or antibiotics). For produce check the Environmental Working Group's site for produce with the most pesticides.

Anonymous wrote:"A lot of organic milk is ultra pasteurized (not all of it is), which is why the shelf life is so much longer. But once it's opened, it only lasts as long as any other milk, about 5 days. "

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it amazes me how often I hear people who don't keep organic but do buy organic milk say it's because it lasts longer. Almost all the time, this is just due to how long it's heated for - not anything actually better about the milk.

Right... I know that. The reason I buy it is specifically because it lasts longer. Duh!

"A lot of organic milk is ultra pasteurized (not all of it is), which is why the shelf life is so much longer. But once it's opened, it only lasts as long as any other milk, about 5 days. "

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it amazes me how often I hear people who don't keep organic but do buy organic milk say it's because it lasts longer. Almost all the time, this is just due to how long it's heated for - not anything actually better about the milk.

Anonymous wrote:I buy organic milk, but mostly because it lasts much longer. We don't drink much milk, but of course need it in the fridge. It does taste better, I concede. Eggs I buy cage free. Don't eat much meat at all.

I will buy organic fruit and veg if the price is good (like if WF is having a sale on certain item). Otherwise, I just buy conventional. But I do buy most of my produce at WF or through Relay Foods, because fruit and veg from those places actually taste like they are supposed to. I've read too many articles about studies that prove the diff between organic and conventional is negligible.

A lot of organic milk is ultra pasteurized (not all of it is), which is why the shelf life is so much longer. But once it's opened, it only lasts as long as any other milk, about 5 days. Since regular and ultra pasteurized milk are both pasteurized, they will last longer but taste a bit off, but won't make you sick. Since some people say that the very high heat of ultra pasteurization is bad for the milk, I buy the regular HTST organic milk. Also, I think the UHT milk tastes a bit too sweet (it has been partially carmelized by the high heat).

http://www.organicvalley.coop/products/milk/pasteurization/

I buy organic milk, but mostly because it lasts much longer. We don't drink much milk, but of course need it in the fridge. It does taste better, I concede. Eggs I buy cage free. Don't eat much meat at all.

I will buy organic fruit and veg if the price is good (like if WF is having a sale on certain item). Otherwise, I just buy conventional. But I do buy most of my produce at WF or through Relay Foods, because fruit and veg from those places actually taste like they are supposed to. I've read too many articles about studies that prove the diff between organic and conventional is negligible.

Don't know about the difference in taste, but we buy organic dairy products, berries, peaches, etc.

Anonymous wrote:depends and depends

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Yes I do and it tastes better.

depends and depends

Yes and yes.

Do you buy organic, and do you think it Looks and tastes different from regular grocery food?