Not sure where to ask, organic question?

mrsnorthernbell · January 2012

DD is 11 months. I have been making the majority of her food and we use primarily organic, but I am not overly sensitive about it.

We haven't tried meat yet but my husband would like to. About a year ago I read about girls starting their periods at an alarmingly early rate due to the hormones in chicken. Should I start buying organic meats too?

Thanks for any advice or suggestions you all have.

old_time_girl · January 2012

I personally think meat is one of the thing that people really need to consider the sorce. I raise all my meat because I want it humanly raised with no antibiotics or growth hormones. Things you really don't have to worry about with fruits and veggies. (Not saying that pesticides are a good thing and no one should worry about them.)

If I don't raise it myself, I go local. Find someone you can buy a half or a quater of a beef (cheaper too) or go organic. But even oganic doesn't mean it was raised humanely. Even better than just organic, try to find grass fed beef and free range chicken.

That said, I know a few girls that started their period at 9 and 7 years old. That's horrible!

Westing18 · January 2012

I believe Meat is something people really should buy locally farm raised. We buy all our meat locally but our main source of meat is venison (we hunt it ourselves)

Watch the movie Food Inc, it will really help with your decision on Meat.

JenniferJaneC · January 2012

Do you have a farmer's market near you? That's where we get about 90% of our meat. We talk to the people who raise the animals and I have no doubt that we are buying meat from animals that were well cared for in life and are sold by people who care deeply about what they are doing.

Switzerland87 · January 2012

Westing18:
I believe Meat is something people really should buy locally farm raised. We buy all our meat locally but our main source of meat is venison (we hunt it ourselves)
Watch the movie Food Inc, it will really help with your decision on Meat.

Definitely see this movie. I think meat is a critical thing to go organic with.

lizzymo19 · January 2012

I think meat & milk are two places you should definitely go organic. Really all dairy but personally for me this is not financially possible. We don't eat much meat so when we do I can afford organic. But I have heard the same thing for girls and it is frightening to me! I hated enough getting my period at 13, I still wanted to be older before it happened. Imagine at 7 - that is just not right.

davisas2323 · January 2012

lizzymo19:
I think meat & milk are two places you should definitely go organic.

Agreed. These are the two things we won't budge on and honestly, a big part of that decision is the taste. We try to buy locally from the farmer's market, but if we didn't plan something for a meal, we go with the Greenwise stuff from Publix or go to Whole Foods. We don't eat a lot of meat or dairy in the first place, so that helps in terms of cost.

For fruits and veggies, if we didn't get it at the FM, we may or may not go organic at the regular store.

3003girl · January 2012

I do certified organic meat from a few select brands or Whole Foods or local, if I know the farm/er's reputation. Just because it's local doesn't mean it's raised humanly.

For me, it is an issue of additional hormones (as well as healthier meat and humane treatment of animals.) I have a girl. We don't drink milk, but if we did it would be organic for sure.

I do buy into the added hormone = an affect on early puberty/periods theory.

kdello · January 2012

I would. I'd buy organic meat before organic veggies. Watch Food Inc.

sschwege · January 2012

We buy all of our meats and dairy organic. We buy our fruits and veggies organic if possible, but are not as strict. We get most of our meat and dairy from Trader Joes, but what I can't get from there I buy from Whole Foods.

Melanie.Brown · January 2012

We try and buy as organic as possible. I can't afford to shop totally organic, so I use my handy "dirty dozen" card I got from the co-op when shopping for fruits and veggies, and try and stock up when our favorite organic items go on sale.

However, one area I just can't sway on is meat and milk. We shell out $5.50/gallon for Organic Valley milk, and always buy meats organic. It's expensive, so we just don't eat that much meat. Maybe one beef, and one chicken meal a week. I was paying $8.99/lb for boneless skinless chicken breast at the co-op, but Costco just started carrying USDA organic chicken breast for $5.99/lb (comes in 3-4lb packages) so I've been buying that.

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