Yes, it’s great to want to be as pure and healthy as possible by buying and eating organic foods.  But if you’re trying to lose weight and save money and like me, I can’t really afford to go organic.

My wife buys organic milk, for example.  A half-gallon costs $5.15!  Yikes!  A half-gallon of regular, non hormonal, is 1/3 that price.  She says “but it’s organic;” I say, “yeah, but it’s also ultra pasteurized for very long shelf life, from a farm in the upper Midwest that has giant herds of cattle fed “organic” pellets.  I read about it in Michael Pollan’s books.  Yes, I agree it’s better to not be consuming hormones like BHT, etc., but the regular milk doesn’t contain them.

It pays to read the label and get educated, I say.  “Organic” has become just another buzz word.   Yes, there’s truth in not eating pesticides, I agree.  So occasionally I do want some organic foods, and ultimately, in the long-run I want to raise my own foods myself on my own farm, and only eat organic, natural foods.  Someday.

Right now, though, I can’t afford it, and I want to keep my weight in check.  So it’s about being conscious and buying the best foods, washing them thoroughly before we eat them, and saving money.

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