It’s the best thing for your family, but eating organically can be very expensive. If you are like many moms these days you can’t afford to buy EVERYTHING organic and you have to be careful with your grocery spending.
Rule # 1 to Organic Eating on a Budget:
The easiest way to shop on a budget is to buy the “dirtiest” foods organic and the others only when organics are on sale.
The easiest way to shop on a budget is to buy the “dirtiest” foods organic and the others only when organics are on sale.
Rule # 2 Organic Eating on a Budget:
Another general rule is to buy produce and meat organic before you worry about processed foods or dairy. Ideally our family attempts to eat as cleanly as possible and therefore we avoid as many processed foods as possible. Certain produce with extremely thick skins or that are often peeled or skinned are less likely to have absorbed pesticides (ex. Avocados) and therefore you don’t have to worry as much about purchasing organic.
Another general rule is to buy produce and meat organic before you worry about processed foods or dairy. Ideally our family attempts to eat as cleanly as possible and therefore we avoid as many processed foods as possible. Certain produce with extremely thick skins or that are often peeled or skinned are less likely to have absorbed pesticides (ex. Avocados) and therefore you don’t have to worry as much about purchasing organic.
Rule # 3 Organic Eating on a Budget:
Always buy these items organic:
Always buy these items organic:
Peaches
Apples
Sweet bell peppers
Celery
Strawberries
Nectarines
Cherries
Pears
Grapes
Spinach
Lettuce
Potatoes
These foods tend to be the most pesticide laden and, therefore, the worst for your family and the environment.
Rule # 4 Organic Eating on a Budget:
Buy organic meats whenever possible. Purchasing organic meat ensures that your food was not fed hormones or other chemicals and that your eating an animal which was treated ethically and killed humanely. As with produce, buying organic supports local farms and allows you to know exactly what you are eating.
Buy organic meats whenever possible. Purchasing organic meat ensures that your food was not fed hormones or other chemicals and that your eating an animal which was treated ethically and killed humanely. As with produce, buying organic supports local farms and allows you to know exactly what you are eating.
Rule # 5 Organic Eating on a Budget:
Shop at the farmer’s market whenever possible. The prices will be cheaper, you will be able to meet the farmers in person and you will be eating the freshest, in-season produce. The farmer’s market will be your best friend if you are buying organic on a dime! Check it out!
Shop at the farmer’s market whenever possible. The prices will be cheaper, you will be able to meet the farmers in person and you will be eating the freshest, in-season produce. The farmer’s market will be your best friend if you are buying organic on a dime! Check it out!
What is important to remember is that if you are unable to buy everything organic just buying whatever you can whenever you can is certainly better than nothing. You are doing the best thing for your family and for the environment by doing the best that you can to buy organic as much as possible and you should be proud of your efforts.
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