Reply #15: I buy organic when available

[doni_georgia]

I prefer my food minus pesticides, hormones, and the like. I buy free-range eggs and poultry, organic BGH-free dairy and beef, and organic produce. We also use a lot of soy products. We do not eat a lot of animal products - we eat vegetarian several days a week - partly out of food preference, partly for environmental reasons, but mostly for financial reasons. My oldest child is a lacto-ovo vegetarian, but my middle child has a ton of food allergies including dairy, so what meat I do cook is mostly because of him. We eat only whole grains, and I don't buy junk food. I make everything from scratch again for financial reasons as well as my son's food allergies. I am a big bread baker. Guess you could call me a granola mom.