Do you believe organic foods are really organic, like milk+

Richardsmom_817 · April 2012

for example?

jlw2505 · April 2012

I think you need to do your research on where you are buying from. For the most part, I am very trusting. As far as milk, I aim for hormone free but not necessarly organic. I try to buy local from places that I know and trust but its not always possible due to cost/season, etc. I pick and choose and do the best I can to keep the hormones out of our diet. Both of my kids school only use the hormone free dairy products and buy as much locally as possible and the elementary school has a huge garden and they use a lot of fresh products, make all sauces, etc from scratch. They buy locally, etc so I feel that overall my kids are eating very healthy products.

AnnapolisLari · April 2012

No. I think that the rules for claiming something is organic are fairly loose.

Buying locally and seasonally is more important, IMO, than buying organic. The milk that I buy is rBST free, which is good enough for me.

And just because you're buying "ORGANIC cheese crackers/bunnies" doesn't change the fact that they're processed like anything else. They are just sucking a premium price out of crap that's just as bad for you as the non organic stuff.

jessicaclare · April 2012

Stuff that is certified organic? For the most part, yes, it probably is. I'm sure there are dishonest companies out there, but they do have to be certified.

Personally, I try to buy things locally when I can. Because I'm buying from small places, they aren't always certified organic. Its expensive to get that certification. I can go to the farm and see for myself what they do, though, so I trust that more. Not to mention, "organic" doesn't exactly mean its better, especially when it comes to produce.

AnnapolisLari · April 2012

mullenem:

Pretty much all this. All the people I've worked with in the food science industry basically roll their eyes at the term "organic". The rules on it are very lax.

Same thing with "fat free"! No one remembers that they replace fat with other crap like extra sugar and emulsifiers that are even worse than fat. Know when I started to get very overweight? When I started eating all of that fat free and full of artificial sweetener stuff.

I have a lot to lose and I am going to do it by eating reasonable amounts of REAL food-- fat, sugar and all.

snowflakemom · April 2012

Ditto mullenem and Lari. I would rather buy local than organic 100x over.

queso456 · April 2012

I haven't done research on the topic but I do think they are. Even if the nutritional value isn't much different then non-organic food, I feel like I'm supporting lower pesticide use and keeping groundwater clean by buying organic.

MesmrEwe · April 2012

AnnapolisLari:

All the people I've worked with in the food science industry basically roll their eyes at the term "organic".

LOL - I grew up on a farm and this to the Nth degree!!! It's sort of standard industry humor of "if you can get someone to pay more for the same product, go for it!"... That said, it's important to know where your food comes from! Sustainable Agriculture is actually safer than growing your own food in a garden. People use more pesticides and fertilizer in their little home gardens than a farmer is allowed to use on hundreds of acres with the same compounds. Also, there is no such thing as "Hormone Free Milk" - seriously!! Cows produce hormones necessary and naturally in order to be physically capable of producing milk, it's the basic requirements for lactation..

snowflakemom · April 2012

MesmrEwe:

LOL - I grew up on a farm and this to the Nth degree!!! It's sort of standard industry humor of "if you can get someone to pay more for the same product, go for it!"... That said, it's important to know where your food comes from! Sustainable Agriculture is actually safer than growing your own food in a garden. People use more pesticides and fertilizer in their little home gardens than a farmer is allowed to use on hundreds of acres with the same compounds. Also, there is no such thing as "Hormone Free Milk" - seriously!! Cows produce hormones necessary and naturally in order to be physically capable of producing milk, it's the basic requirements for lactation..

::applauds:: Exactly.

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