Hellobee Boards Topic: How important is feeding your LO organic to you?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How important is feeding your LO organic to you? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 02:03:45 +0000 Ms. RV on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you/page/2#post-2608073 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:18:33 +0000 Ms. RV 2608073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lovehoneybee: Same here! There is actually a farm store next to DD's daycare that grows food across the street from our housing plan. We try to buy as much produce there as possible. I can't wait until she's old enough to understand it. Reese on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you/page/2#post-2608020 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 18:20:27 +0000 Reese 2608020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6? LO drinks organic milk and eats about 50-60% organic/family farm veggies/eggs ScarletBegonia on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you/page/2#post-2608019 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 18:14:21 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2608019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 0. If science can make a more nutritious, less prone to pest infestation, faster growing source of food, sign me up! ALV91711 on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you/page/2#post-2607916 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:34:36 +0000 ALV91711 2607916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1 I would prefer t go to the farmers market and buy local. We also grow a big garden for veggies. californiadreams on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you/page/2#post-2607810 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:31:55 +0000 californiadreams 2607810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1. I don't make a point to buy anything organic. Though I've done it with some fruit when they look to be in better condition. Or bananas that happened to be more ripe and ready to eat. Not often though because of the price. yin on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you/page/2#post-2607769 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:00:49 +0000 yin 2607769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 7/8. Our eating habits changed dramatically when our LO was born, and we are more aware of where our food comes from. I prefer organic and all natural foods when possible, which can be pricey when you add in all of the food allergies we have to accommodate for to keep the kids safe. We spend a ridiculous amount of money on food, but I've accepted it. GoGoSnoGirl on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you/page/2#post-2607405 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:36:46 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2607405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Somewhat important, maybe a 6? I buy organic milk and chicken & some produce (especially if for LO), but just can't afford it all the time/for everything. I look for local produce & choose cage free eggs. I need to find a local source for eggs, but keep forgetting since I don't buy them real often. PawPrints on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you/page/2#post-2607269 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:59:30 +0000 PawPrints 2607269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's really important to me. I put environmental impact as a high priority in all consumer decisions I make, or at least I try to. After that is health concerns and animal welfare, both also very important to me. I do make sure to get organic dairy products that are vat pasteurized or regular pasteurized and avoid the UHT stuff. Fortunately I live in an area where there are a lot of options on the grocery shelf. But, I do admit that I sacrificed the organic food concern when picking out a daycare. DD's current daycare doesn't put a high priority on organic meals, unlike a lot of more expensive centers around here. The tuition difference is astronomical, like double what we're paying, for those places. psw27 on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607218 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:14:00 +0000 psw27 2607218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6. We eat mostly organic - for us, we just find the quality of the produce, meat and dairy to be much better when you buy organic. I get my eggs from my friends who have chickens, so like others have said they aren't necessarily "organic" but they are local, free range, loved chickens so I feel good about that. I wish we could get more local produce but its a bit more challenging in the city/Northeast on a year round basis. MrsBrewer on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607173 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:28:54 +0000 MrsBrewer 2607173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 2-3 maybe. We buy organic eggs and milk for LO. We drink non-organic but eat the organic eggs. I try to buy organic fruits and veggies but most of the time it's double the price, so I will just buy non-organic. I can't justify the cost. We get all of our beef that we eat from DH's uncle's cattle farm, so I would consider that local....not necessarily organic, but I know they aren't given any growth hormones or antibiotics and raised in a caring manner allowed to roam. BSB on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607158 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:10:03 +0000 BSB 2607158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1. Only if it's the same price. The label 'organic' isn't well regulated. I do think organic produce has less pesticides but I will buy organic produce if it's on sale. Non-organic produce just needs to be washed. I also don't believe in the whole GMO. Many of my scientists friends agree. Cherrybee on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607152 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:58:33 +0000 Cherrybee 2607152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 0. There are things I feel strongly about - fair trade, ethical in terms of animal welfare - but I couldn't care less if something is "organic" or not. Adira on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607112 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:08:04 +0000 Adira 2607112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 2 I guess. The only thing I'm actually picky about is eggs and that's more because I want to buy from free-range chickens. They just happen to be organic as well. 808love on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607099 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:50:54 +0000 808love 2607099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 7. I prefer it. I prefer sticking to my budget above all. It just tastes so much better. Compared to friends I'm probably an 8 or 9. Corduroy on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607091 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:42:31 +0000 Corduroy 2607091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 5=7? I buy organic milk, daycare doesn't. We belong to an organic CSA but I buy a lot of conventional to supplement. I appreciate the idea of organic but I often struggle to spend extra $ because I can't tell a difference in the food. I feel better about the extra money I spend on local produce (for ripeness/freshness), grass-fed meat, or free range poultry. Those differences are perceptible and it drives me to choose those products again. Mrs. Milk on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607083 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:33:53 +0000 Mrs. Milk 2607083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Probably a 3 or 4. I try to buy organic berries, but I haven't been able to convince the partner for milk. I pay more attention to ingredients - preservatives, sugar - than I do organic stamps. peachykeen on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607070 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:22:06 +0000 peachykeen 2607070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would say 2-3. We buy LO organic milk because she drinks so much of it at this age. When I was pregnant with her, DH made it a point to buy organic eggs and we bought organic meat maybe 50% of the time. I agree with PP that the cost of food these days is high enough without paying the premium for organic (often double). We do participate in a CSA so probably 50-60% of our fruits and veggies are organic because of that. yoursilverlining on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607050 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 08:52:07 +0000 yoursilverlining 2607050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4; maybe? There are other things much more important to me than an organic sticker. “Organic” doesn’t always mean healthier. It doesn’t mean more humane (to either the animals involved, the environment or the human workers involved.) It doesn’t automatically mean fresher or better quality or better flavor and I really have huge issues with the FDA requirements for the organic label and the cost to farms to be certified organic. I’d much rather buy from a small, local farm that can’t afford to be certified organic than go to Whole Foods and buy mass farmed produce that’s been flown or trucked halfway across the country. Local is definitely a priority over organic. I am picky about hormones/antibiotic use and animal products, so I buy local meat, eggs and milk that certify they don’t use any of the above. Are they “organic” – not sure. Very unlikely they are “certified organic”. I am also very picky about eggs , for ethical reasons and for flavor reasons. The “organic, vegetarian” diet fed to chickens by most of the organic producers makes me LOL. Chickens eat bugs, insects and even small critters; that’s what they do. They shouldn’t have a 100% vegetarian diet – and most organic places push the veggie diet they feed their chickens. So, would I rather buy some eggs that are from local humane farm that feed chickens what they were designed to eat, or organic eggs from a mass argi-farm that feeds them pellets of vegetables? I do try to carefully follow the "dirty dozen" lists, but again, that doesn't mean I would always pick a huge agri-farm organic option over other options which are likely to also be organic or low-pesticide use. emilye519 on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607045 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 08:49:46 +0000 emilye519 2607045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 8/9 - it's important to us, but if it's not an option for what we need/financially then I don't stress over it. Basically, if an organic option is available for a reasonable price I will choose that option. I try to always buy non-gmo if not organic. I think the processed/pre-packaged things drive up our grocery bill more so than organic meat/dairy/produce. We don't eat a ton of meat though and we drink almond milk so it balances out. snowjewelz on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2607041 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 08:48:00 +0000 snowjewelz 2607041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Eh... Probably 5/6? We buy what we can, but realistically I know we can't afford 100% organic everything. looch on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606951 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 06:38:20 +0000 looch 2606951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't buy organic milk, I instead buy hormone and antibiotic free. Everything else I don't worry about. I drink the public water supply, which basically permeates everything anyway. 2littlepumpkins on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606889 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 23:05:35 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2606889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm more about antibiotic free meats- organic or not- and tying to get fresh fruits and veggies that will actually get eaten. But overall... 2? Not very. lamariniere on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606886 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:59:55 +0000 lamariniere 2606886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 8/9. I buy as much organic as I can. Luckily, where we live organic is relatively inexpensive, except for meat and we don't eat a ton of meat. If there isn't an organic option for something, I don't sweat it and I'll buy non organic no problem. But my grocery basket is probably 75-80% organic each time. sapphire on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606876 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:18:14 +0000 sapphire 2606876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Quite important for fruits and veggies. I'm not convinced about milk - I don't like the ultra pasteurization process so I don't buy organic dairy products. Don't care at all about proceeded foods - they are ready processed! For that I care more about added sugar and salt. When LO ate purses, I made them myself. She gets an occasional pouch now that is organic. caterw on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606874 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:17:05 +0000 caterw 2606874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 2-3?? I tend to buy organic foods for other reasons than just that it's organic (less additives and sugar are big for me so I tend to get organic snacks/ yogurt/ pouches). I do love some high end grassfed organic meat from Whole Foods or the local butcher when we are splurging but that is not often. My priority is fresh, whole foods over organic any day. It makes me CRAAAAAAZY when people obsess about eating strictly organic but then feed their kids crap like organic boxed mac and cheese all the time- how is that healthy? daniellemybelle on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606858 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:39:16 +0000 daniellemybelle 2606858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would say 3 or 4. I try to buy the dirty dozen organic but as LO has gotten older I have been doing it less and less. I buy organic puree pouches usually and organic milk. catomd00 on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606854 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:26:47 +0000 catomd00 2606854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 5? I only buy certain things organic (dairy, meat, dirty dozen). It's not going to keep me up at night though if I don't buy organic. I prefer to buy local but can't always find the time. PinkElephant on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606827 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 20:57:58 +0000 PinkElephant 2606827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm like you - I buy organic when it makes financial sense, prioritizing meats & dirty dozen. I buy dairy and poultry products that are hormone free, but not necessarily organic. Jess1483 on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606826 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 20:57:48 +0000 Jess1483 2606826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 8/9. If I have control over it, I buy organic. But I don't stress if we are out and what we eat isn't organic. SweetiePie on "How important is feeding your LO organic to you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-feeding-your-lo-organic-to-you#post-2606819 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 20:47:49 +0000 SweetiePie 2606819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I guess a 5-6. There are certain things that I almost always do organic (Dairy and meat, mostly, and some fruits and veggies) but I am not militant about everything we eat being organic.