Well now that I'm aware of all the scary nonsense that is in the foods(even the so-called healthy)we are eating,it's time to start the switch to organic ,GMO,antibiotic,and hormone free food. Thatnumber being said,if anyone has looked at the grocery store lately,that stuff is a little expensive, In fact ,the main reason I haven't gone organic in the past is the cost.We have 2 children and live on an Army salary.Only one salary,because I am blessed enough to be a stay at home mom. As every family knows,there are certian sacrifices that must be made when you live on one income. All that being said,I've decided to figure out a way to make the switch without blowing my food budget. A lofty goal,but I believe I'm up for the task.
Okay,so here's the plan.Since,like I mentioned above,I'm on a limited budget,I can't just clear out my kitchen and replace everything with organics. Sigh. So,my realistic task is the replace everything slowly over a two month period.In order to be able to make the switch I'm going to have to make a few changes to how we eat.Mainly the meat consumption. I did a little research and grass fed beef runs about $8-10 per pound(yikes),the pork is pretty similar,and chicken is $5-6 per pound.There's just no way that we can continue to eat the amount of meat we are currently eating with it costing that much. I'll be posting my menu,shopping list, and the weekly cost to feed my family organic as soon as I get it all down. As for today,I'll be hitting the store to get some milk and bread. As of right now I found Whole Foods brand 365 to be the cheapest organic milk at $1.99 per half gallon. If anyone out there in cyber-land has any tips,ideas,or anything......feel free to post!!
Costco!! :) Costco has organic milk, eggs, ground beef, chicken, bread, cereals, rice, snacks/dried foods/Amy's frozen burritos/canned soup...
ReplyDeleteI only go to Whole foods for hard-to-find organics and produce. Safeway has a decent organic produce section.
The commissary has organic milk, eggs and yogurt. It also has frozen tubes of organic ground beef. But I'm not a fan. I thought it tasted old. Costco for organic ground beef (although they were out yesterday!) And as far as how expensive organics can be, I just remember "quality before quantity." I hope that helps. I look forward to reading more of your blog! *hugs* Kandy