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| lonestargal |
Posted - Sep 08 2005 : 7:42:31 PM
I don't know if this is the right place to post this or not but I was wondering how many of ya'll really eat organically? I've been thinking about this for a while. Some things I read says definately go organic, some say it's not really necessary. I buy organic when I can but when milk is almost $6.00/gallon, butter is almost $5.00 that's not something that I can afford on a weekly basis. I buy organic canned tomatoes most of the time but as far as butter, eggs, cheese, milk, meat, and veggies at the store goes this is just not in my budget right now. I am a stay at home mom but hate that I would basically have to go back to work to afford these foods but I hate all the chemicals too. Even the MJ foods are not in my budget most of the time. Thanks for all the input and advice. |
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| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Oct 05 2005 : 08:40:21 AM
I've heard that too Sue..a pinch of baking soda in bean and lentil dishes will remove its gaseous properties. |
| junebug |
Posted - Oct 05 2005 : 04:53:52 AM
Lucindas idea reminded me of another, the old timers use to add a teaspoon of baking soda to spicy dishes like chili and speghetti, to nip the effect before it reached the stomach. Food for thought! LOL
I'm not 40 something, I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling! |
| ByHzGrace |
Posted - Oct 04 2005 : 7:09:37 PM
Leaving this breathtaking source of entertainment greatly diminshed.  |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Oct 04 2005 : 3:25:27 PM
    ornery Ellen!!! I'll carry a glow stick, it'll sure smell alot better!
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| thehouseminder |
Posted - Oct 04 2005 : 3:15:08 PM
Ellen, you're so Naughty!
I think we'll just look for that Cheshire Cat Grin...
Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps, Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvest reaps. ---Bronson Alcott
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| ByHzGrace |
Posted - Oct 04 2005 : 2:56:58 PM
Then how will we find you in the dark? |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Oct 04 2005 : 2:07:13 PM
Thank you, thank you sistahs!!! Where else can one discuss these embarrasing problems and get these great tips back on how to deal with them! I love you all! So now after I eat chili and the offending foods I will look like this> instead of this> !!!!
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| thehouseminder |
Posted - Oct 04 2005 : 11:52:13 AM
Hi Meadowlark!!
I read your post about chili and now about organic foods. Did you know that you can pretty much get rid of the gas problem and bloating too by adding a pinch to a teaspoon (depending on the size of the dish you are cooking) of powdered ginger to the offending foods?
My mother has always done this, especially with chili, cauliflower, and cabbage. I didn't know this until after I left home and I was suddenly having problems with these foods. I had never had gas to speak of before that. Well, Mom wasn't there cooking the food and when I mentioned the problem to her, she told me her secret.
It will not change the taste of your dish. I happen to be eating a Black Bean Chili today which has ginger in it. I could smell it for a second but could not taste it at all.
Maybe this will help....
Lucinda
Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps, Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvest reaps. ---Bronson Alcott
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| lonestargal |
Posted - Oct 04 2005 : 11:41:52 AM
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Originally posted by junebug
Now since this thread, I'm keeping a better eye out of organics in my local stores, just noticed today that Walmart now carries Annies right next to Kraft mac and cheese, so finally a option.
WOW really??? I haven't been going there lately because they don't have a selection of organic stuff...the only thing I can find at ours is cream cheese and Horizon milk and just a few (and I mean very few) vegetables...that's it. Maybe more people will begin to realize how good it is for us. |
| junebug |
Posted - Oct 03 2005 : 12:02:13 PM
Now since this thread, I'm keeping a better eye out of organics in my local stores, just noticed today that Walmart now carries Annies right next to Kraft mac and cheese, so finally a option. Meadowlark, this is just a thought, but maybe your body is suspose to act that way after eating the REAL stuff, and maybe the non organics have a chemical that stops the body from a natural process? I saw a show on Oprah a month or so ago, with a Dr. Oz I think, he said we should be passing gas like 15 times a day! He has a book out called, "You, the owners manuals" that I have to get soon, the show really was really interesting and made a whole lot of sense. Just my thoughts....
I'm not 40 something, I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling! |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Oct 03 2005 : 04:58:55 AM
Why is it eating organic foods gives me really bad gas? This includes MJF foods. I really enjoy these foods, but the flatulence can be a problem. Has anyone else noticed this?
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| junebug |
Posted - Oct 03 2005 : 04:50:19 AM
Diane, you have every reason to be cautious and concerned! Baby steps and lots of research.
I'm not 40 something, I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling! |
| Kim |
Posted - Oct 02 2005 : 05:59:43 AM
I read an article in Country Living where a woman bought the same groceries, organic and non-organic and the price difference was only $50.00 more for the month. That made me start buying more organic. I love organic bananas. Mostly because they are smaller.
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
| ThymeForEweFarm |
Posted - Oct 02 2005 : 04:37:01 AM
Tammy, here are some links that should be helpful. Some are dry reading but others are very interesting.
http://fourseasonfarm.com/main/articles/articles/mother1.html
http://www.chiro.org/nutrition/FULL/Organic_Food_Is_More.html
http://www.ota.com/organic/benefits/nutrition.html
http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-20-908,00.html
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com |
| n/a |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 4:07:48 PM
Well my stupidity over the past years is catching up with me. If you read my earlier posts you would see I just started going organic just a couple months ago. I am slowing getting our lives changed to a healthier lifestyle and my daughter (15) & husband are dragging their feet at the idea. Today we were discussion names for our farm, when I explained to her what ever we pick out; the last two words in the name will be “Organic Farm”. She got testy and said why organic? So I decided she wants to know “Why?”, well then I will make this her assignment for the week. I am having her research growing organic how it benefits the earth, our food and our bodies. So wish me luck, I’ll let you know how it turns out.
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
| ThymeForEweFarm |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 2:06:18 PM
Costs are getting closer to each other. Wheat farmers are making choices now. The price of crude oil is going up again. It's used in fertilizer so fertilizer is more expensive. Oil soaked twine, diesel, regular gas - it's going to put a lot of farmers out of business. Then there's the cost of shipping food the average 1300-1500 miles from the field to the dinner table whether it's organic or not. It's discouraging.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com |
| ByHzGrace |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 08:33:12 AM
Even with 14% of you all eating more organic foods than one year ago. Nearly 7 out of 10 of you all we have surveyed from our local organic coop say they don't eat organic because of the price. |
| karisue |
Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 2:50:11 PM
My mom and I were talking about how hard it is to eat all organic foods, and if we pass up eating healthy foods because they aren't organic. So which is worse, eating limited organic foods or eating a variety of non-organic foods? Do we get our daily requirement of fruits, veggies, and grains from non-organic foods or eat half of what our bodies need from organic foods because that's all we can get/afford? It's a hard balance to acheive. |
| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 2:26:52 PM
You're post sent me to thinking Kari...if I could only buy one grocery item organic, which would it be.
Meat & Dairy - antibiotics, hormones, synthetically fertilized pastures
Eggs - antibiotics, anti-parasitics, cheap feed contains feather meal
Produce - pesticides, herbicides, GE, fungicides, synthetic fertilizers
Grains - GE, synthetic fertilizers, fumigants, herbicides, pesticides
Somebody please tell me I'm just being ridiculous and overly paranoid.
Live a good and honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time. |
| karisue |
Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 2:13:12 PM
Has anyone tried organic bananas? They are a lot smaller than non-organic so they are perfect for kids, and I notice a small difference in taste. I've heard strawberries and tomatoes and grapes top the list for sprayed food, so I try to get those organic. Nancy's yogurt is fabulous, I love the whole milk honey yogury. My husband thinks I'm nuts for skimming of and eating the foamy top first, it's just like my grandma use to make at home. If I had to choose one item to buy organic it would be milk, hands down. I get coupons from www.stoneyfieldfarm.com like someone mentioned before. |
| junebug |
Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 1:24:27 PM
I spotted Annies at our salvage grocery store and picked up a box for only 65 cents, they had so many varities, I can't wait to try it!
I'm not 40 something, I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling! |
| n/a |
Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 1:05:11 PM
My Mom makes homemade mac and cheese and it’s to die for. She would cook the noodles, drain and toss in to a 9x11, then make a white sauce (butter, flour, milk), then stir in cheese, salt and pepper. Mix in with the noodles, level the noodle combination out in the pan. Then cover in cheese, it’s great. (but not a fast alternative to the instant) The Annies sounds good for a meal on the go fast meal on the go.
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
| lonestargal |
Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 11:15:35 AM
I've seen Annie's products in my store so I'll have to give it a try. I've tried making the mac&cheese before and I think it was the most disgusting thing I've ever had, I have no idea what went wrong but no one would eat it so I've never searched for another recipe. I'll look into Annie's though |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Sep 29 2005 : 8:35:16 PM
Annie's makes an organic boxed mac and cheese that is really good. Here it is $1.09 per box.
I'm still hot...it just comes in flashes. |
| n/a |
Posted - Sep 29 2005 : 7:40:23 PM
Well not so long ago, I thought, "What's with all the Organic Stuff". How dumb I was, I didn't realize how important it was. I own a nursery and we started carrying "Down to Earth" products, they are organic and my first thought was well our Organic customers will really like this (They've been asking for Organic potting soil). Then one day the company sent us some information for our customers and it talked about time-release fertilizers versus organic fertilizers and I realized what the non-organic stuff does to our soil, our earth. And that's when it all started to come together.
I now try to use organic everything at the nursery. I am slowly switching our groceries to organic. I started with milk, and meat. Our local store just started carrying Organic Valley dairy products and I am hooked. It taste just like my grandmothers milk did when I was a kid. Last week our store started carrying organic beef and it's the same price as the other stuff just a more limited selection. This is great! Especially since our town has a population of about 1200.
So my suggestion is to keep looking for it. I found a green beef grower on the Internet about 3 hours away that sell ¼, ½, and whole organic beef. So I know if you keep looking you will find it and in many cases it’s be cheaper.
As far as the mac and cheese goes I understand. I have been there. But could you create the whole meal yourself using better products. Try buying the macaroni, and then come up with an alternative cheese type sauce. Just a thought, maybe if you experiment you could come up with a fast, delicious alternative.
Good luck to everyone trying to live a healthier lifestyle!
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
