Do you eat organic?

[Phillycat]

Poll question: Do you eat organic?

My husband and I have been eating organic as much as possible for the past couple of months, and we really enjoy both the taste and how we feel. Unfortunately, we can't afford to buy everything organic, although we still try to go for the "natural" option, with no trans fats or partially hydrogenated anything, and NO high fructose corn syrup, which I firmly believe is what is killing us as a society.

So, do you eat organic?

Poll result (55 votes)
Nearly everything I eat is organic	(8 votes, 15%)	Vote
I try to eat as much organic as possible, but I can't afford it all the time	(32 votes, 58%)	Vote
Occasionally I will pick something up that's organic	(7 votes, 13%)	Vote
I don't really pay attention to it	(2 votes, 4%)	Vote
I think organic food is a scam	(4 votes, 7%)	Vote
Other	(1 votes, 2%)	Vote
A suffusion of yellow	(1 votes, 2%)	Vote

[datasuspect]

1. "organic food gives you cancer"

industry sources have stated.

[Phillycat]

3. Are these sources inside your brain right now?

The meds make the voices stop, you know.

[datasuspect]

6. i said "industry" sources

not "head" sources.

the voices in my head tell me, "why do they keep coming to me to die, why do they keep coming to me to die?"

[unpossibles]

11. frankly, I suspect your data

But then we can all chose what to believe in life, right?

Have a good weekend and don't forget to eat some veggies!

[flvegan]

2. As much as I can, yes.

I've also cut most of the HFCS in my diet.

[MrCoffee]

4. scam

how much faith do you have in FDA inspectors?

[datasuspect]

8. "organic" and "sustainable" are the new sexy marketing trends

slap one of these labels on something and the rubes will pay 35% more for the same crap that all comes from ADM anyway.

[LeftyMom]

5. As much as I can afford.

I try pretty hard to get only organics in foods that have high pesticide use otherwise (like celery) or that are largely GMO otherwise (corn, soy.) Other stuff? I do what I can, based on my budget and what's available. Luckily, food here is very cheap, because so much can be grown here.

I also try pretty hard to avoid HFCS.

[tjwmason]

7. For a significant proportion of my food.

Less so meat, which is still less available over here. All of my milk is organic (which means inter alia that the calves resulting from it can't be put into veal crates), and a large proportion of my vegetables.

[supernova]

9. Yep, buy organic most of the time

it tastes better and I like not eating chemicals and pesticides.

I don't eat HFCS, don't eat a lot of sugar anyway. Don't miss it. I eat the most low GI stuff I can find.

There are severalf farmers markets around here which I can take advantage of in the warmer months. Mammoth one over in Raleigh.

A friend down the road sells organic milk and milk products in his own country store, but you can still get their stuff in the grocery store around here. Like bread, I eat milk sparingly because it doesn't like me.

I eat organic meats and wild fish. Mostly eggs, egg substitutes, chicken and turkey, some pork. Beef maybe once a month. I like buffalo too.

[unpossibles]

10. somewhere between choice two and three

I have been buying a lot more organic, but it's not "most" either.

[NMDemDist2]

12. other, only the stuff I grow myself usually n/t

[nam78_two]

13. I try to eat mostly organic food.nt

[YankeyMCC]

14. I first try to buy local

when I buy processed or something from outside New England I try and buy organic.

[porphyrian]

15. Once I tried organic milk, I couldn't go back to that other shit.

Organic milk is more flavorful (even 2% has as much flavor as regular whole) and it lasts much longer (organic milk is ultrapasteurized as opposed to simply pasteurized). As for other organics, it just depends on how much money I have and how it looks that day. I'd love to go completely organic, but that may not be possible in my foreseeable future unless I start growing all of my own vegetables (which could happen).

[distantearlywarning]

19. I noticed that too!

The organic milk tastes about 1000 times better than non-organic milk. I can't drink the regular stuff anymore - it tastes like it's been watered down or something.

I can also strongly taste the difference between organic beef and regular beef, to the point where I refuse to eat "normal" beef anymore. It tastes funny, and I mean that in a bad way.

I can't tell the difference with fruits and veggies and chicken, though.

[porphyrian]

25. I have yet to try organic beef, but I look forward to it, especially now that you've recommended it.

I agree with the chicken and some produce, but I've noticed that fruits and vegetables that are commercially picked early and artificially ripened with chemicals, like tomatoes, don't hold a candle to their organic counterparts. And, even if you can't taste the difference, at least you aren't ingesting a bunch of dioxin with your food when you eat organic.

[ThomCat]

16. Other: When I have that option.

Now that I can't cook, I have to buy my food packaged or take-out. I don't have much control over whether or not I get organic food anymore.

[LynzM]

20. Thom, I'm taking you to our food co-op :)

Either Saturday before the party, or Sunday if the weather's ok, we're gonna go over and get the fixin's for a fantastic, organic, vegan yummyness

eta: I'm really sorry it's so hard for you to get the food you want Gah.

[ThomCat]

23. Have I mentioned recently

how incredibly awesome you are?

I really have to say that some of the greatest, most compassionate people I've ever met are people from here at DU. And you're definitely up on that list.

[LynzM]

27. Awww....

Back at ya, dude!

[Omphaloskepsis]

17. Is Carl's Jr organic?

[distantearlywarning]

18. We work hard on buying all organic food.

We can afford to do that, but the time to plan meals and find the stuff is sometimes a problem.

One thing that is absolutely forbidden to darken the doorway of our household is HFCS. I have recently discovered that I am sensitive to it (in a way that would be way too much TMI to describe), and beyond that it's just not good for us. Our gaming friends bring HFCS soda over for themselves, but both of us refuse to drink it, and we pour it down the drain if they leave it behind. It's amazing how difficult it is to find food without HFCS added, though! It's in f***ing everything, which makes me mad on a weekly basis. We spend half our time at the grocery store checking labels to make sure it's not in our kidney beans, or our tomato soup, or our salad dressing, or our...you name it. If anyone wants to know why Americans are all fat, they should educate themselves by going to the store and trying to plan a week's worth of food without any HFCS.

[Phillycat]

21. Try Whole Foods, for everything except meat and fish

None of their products has HFCS in it. The only reason I exclude meat and fish is that I can't afford to buy those products at Whole Foods! My husband and I do pretty well with their produce and bulk food sections, though, and when we want trashy snacks like cookies. It's not actually that much more expensive than a regular supermarket if you're careful.

[LSK]

22. occasionally

Probably would more if Whole Foods wasn't so damn far away. Target and Meijers sells a limited selection.

[1gobluedem]

24. I try to eat organic as much as I can

Like you, I am trying to eliminate trans-fats and high fructose corn syrup from my diet. It's hard! That high fructose poison is in everything. I was overjoyed the other day when I discovered Hunts now has organic canned spaghetti sauce. It's way better than the other stuff.

[redqueen]

26. All I can afford is organic milk.

Fuckin $5-6 per gallon.

If I made more $$$ I'd eat more organic, though.