I'm wondering if anyone else is buying a lot of organic food and produce like I am? I buy organic anything that I consume raw (lettuce, spinach, fruits) unless it has a thick skin like banana or avocado. I don't touch apples or strawberries unless they are organic. Something about watching people harvest strawberries in hazmat suits really scared me and it's on the top of the top 10 list to buy organic. Organic dairy of course like eggs and milk I only buy organic. I buy organic frozen vegetables too and keep lots of frozen peas and green beans around at all times.
Also anything that grows in the ground I buy organic so potatoes, onions, carrots, celery must be organic. Other things are hard to find organic like tomatoes and most everything else is too expensive to buy organic but I try when I can.
Most things I buy for my toddler are organic too like his cereals and oatmeal and legumes. I cook from scratch at home and we don't do processed foods.
I never buy farm raised fish and when I can afford it I buy grass-fed beef. I only buy organic chicken because the non-organic chicken smells funny to me. I'm really lucky that I live in a neighborhood where I can walk to the grocery, farmers market, several vegetable markets, fish monger, italian specialty store, butcher, since I boycott large super mega stores.
I also walk to the market every day after reading the book "French Women Don't Get Fat" and it keeps me active and buying fresh food every day. Yes it's a little more expensive to shop like this but it keeps me eating fresh food and being active every day. I also like to cut spending in other areas.
It's kind of the norm around my area and within my circle of friends but I have gotten criticism from some that I waste my money on organic. I don't know, I figure I spend the money where I think it's important and cut back from things I don't need. A lot of this has to do with having a kid and wanting him to get full nutrition out of the small amount of food he eats. Any other organic freaks like me out there?