Hellobee Boards Topic: How much of your LO's diet is organic?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How much of your LO's diet is organic? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:04:12 +0000 banana on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138977 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:48:39 +0000 banana 1138977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Around 75% for us too. Eggs, veggies, fruits, milk, and meat are all organic. Actually never mind. I'd say maybe 90% of their foods are organic. My husband and I eat a lot of non-organic food though. MrsMccarthy on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138964 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:40:58 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1138964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 75% of what he eats is organic. Especially meat dairy and the dirty dozen sunny on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138950 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:32:54 +0000 sunny 1138950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lamariniere: oh interesting about buying processed foods organic. I actually tend to buy unprocessed stuff as organic and ignore the organic breads, pastas, etc. and just buy conventional. regberadaisy on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138598 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:24:49 +0000 regberadaisy 1138598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pretty much the same as @lemondrop: . Organic is probably 5%. We just plain can't afford it. We cook 95% from scratch and I think that's more important. lamariniere on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138589 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:21:15 +0000 lamariniere 1138589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Dairy, eggs and meat are organic about 90% of the time. Produce really depends. I buy organic when I can/when it is available, but I don't always have the choice. Any processed foods like bread, pasta or crackers I try to buy organic. However, the availability here is just not the same as in the US. When we eat out, there aren't usually a ton of options. In general I put the priority on eating whole foods and as many home cooked meals as possible. I buy organic and local products when available. sunny on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138511 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:57:42 +0000 sunny 1138511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Food at home, close to 100%. She mostly eats organic chicken, veggies and fruits. Food outside, around 50%. She will get an organic pouch puree but I give her bits of pieces of my meals which I'm assuming is not organic. Lindsay05 on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138306 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:29:37 +0000 Lindsay05 1138306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not sure, we eat mostly wild meat and lots of garden veggies when the garden is ready. We dont buy organic foods on purpose. sandy on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138287 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:20:50 +0000 sandy 1138287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When she first started solids 100%. So probably from 6-9 months. Then when she started more finger foods probably 80%. All her purées were organic, veggies and fruits, eggs, yogurt, and most meat but she had some non organic stuff like pasta, rice and cheese. Now at almost 23 months probably 50% of her food is organic. She gets organic milk, yogurt, eggs and some fruits and veggies but a lot of other stuff isn't organic LuLu Mom on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138257 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:11:16 +0000 LuLu Mom 1138257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would say about 20%, all meat is hormone free, and some fruits/veggies. Bao on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138252 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:09:56 +0000 Bao 1138252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @keiki_mama: thank you! keiki_mama on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138249 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:08:32 +0000 keiki_mama 1138249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bao: Here's the 2013 Dirty Dozen list <a href="http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/blogs/2013s-updated-dirty-dozen-produce-list" rel="nofollow">http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/blogs/2013s-updated-dirty-dozen-produce-list</a> looch on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138246 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:06:29 +0000 looch 1138246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When we lived abroad, it was almost not organic at all, but mostly local, which is a higher priority to me. Now, it's mostly organic, but it's not like I go out of my way for it. chopsuey on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138240 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:03:10 +0000 chopsuey 1138240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ About 95%. sumer08 on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138236 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:02:07 +0000 sumer08 1138236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'd say about 80-90% of LO's diet is organic. Things like meat, eggs, fruits/veggies, cheese, milk, yogurt, and really any dairy are always organic. We even do organic for many grain products like breads, waffles/pancakes, etc... LO eats organic pouches as snacks and I do my best to always stock up when there are sales and/or coupons. I've found Whole Foods to be cheaper than most grocery stores (even Walmart) for things like milk and eggs. yoursilverlining on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138233 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:58:40 +0000 yoursilverlining 1138233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Freckles: ditto to what you said. We're more concerned with eating a diet of whole, real, unprocessed foods rather than focusing on an organic label. We're also more interested in finding local sources rather than big farm "organic" sources. Many small farms are organic/low pesticides, but are not certified because certification is an expensive process in the US. Organic is big business. Eggs and meat are always "organic" (real free-range, small farm, humane treatment, etc.) except when we eat out - - it's a priority of ours to eat better meat, which means eating less of it because it is more expensive. It's also better for you and richer, so you don't need to eat as much so it's not really that much more expensive in the long run. shinymama on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138209 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:48:11 +0000 shinymama 1138209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 60? Milk, yogurt, cheese, all snacks, and some fruits. Everything else in his diet is what we eat and that's not exclusively organic. betsyboop on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138153 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:18:56 +0000 betsyboop 1138153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bao: This is so nerdy but I keep a little printout of the cleanest and dirty dozen in my wallet in case I'm at the grocery and can't remember. the printout is pretty small, think business card size, I think it was designed for that purpose! On my phone but the site is foodnews.org. sarac on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138112 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:59:22 +0000 sarac 1138112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm not concerned about organic. I try to emphasize whole, un/less processed, homemade, no added sugar foods. I find those things to be far more important in terms of our health and general sense of well being. I buy organic when it comes to fruit and veggies that taste better that way. I also buy local when the price is similar, and that is often organic. But I rarely buy something JUST because it is organic. bushelandapeck on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138108 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:56:22 +0000 bushelandapeck 1138108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Probably 75%. All milk, cheese, eggs, meat and fruit. Most of our veggies are not, unless they are on the dirty dozen list. He does eat snacks and regular milk at preschool that I'm sure are not organic and also when we are eating out I can't be sure what is organic if it isn't labeled. autumnlove on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1138068 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:38:37 +0000 autumnlove 1138068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Milk, eggs, some meat, some produce. CupQuakeWalk on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137973 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:51:27 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1137973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All his milk & all his snacks (organic crackers and organic puffs) and all his yogurt & eggs. I don't really try too hard with other stuff, although I'll grab it as I see when I'm out. Freckles on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137908 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:31:40 +0000 Freckles 1137908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @travelingnanny: I think it's important that you look at the labeling. If i were in the US, i'd purchase USDA Certified Organic. It's not as clear in Canada, and i usually have to read the label carefully. mrsjyw on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137903 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:29:08 +0000 mrsjyw 1137903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 75? meats, dairy, most fruits/veggies are organic. as is all baby snacks/puffs/ready to go meals. boots on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137901 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:28:33 +0000 boots 1137901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I generally follow the same rules I use for DH and I. I try to buy Organic for dirty dozen items, and the rest is just conventional. I try to work around store sales so that buying Organic is more cost effective. oliviaoblivia on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137896 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:24:13 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1137896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 100% at home. Outside of the house is fair game, I just try to avoid non-processed. lemondrop on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137894 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:22:40 +0000 lemondrop 1137894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bao: very much the same as you guys, only a small percentage. We just can't afford to do more at this point and I refuse to mommy guilt myself over it. We worry more over fresh and less processed rather than organic. I hit up the farmers market when I can, as its much more affordable there than in the grocery stores- but its of course not guaranteed and very seasonal here. pinkcupcake on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137877 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:14:38 +0000 pinkcupcake 1137877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Probably like 75%? I always buy organic cheese, milk, yogurt, meat, eggs (free range)... I try to buy all organic fruits & veggies, especially if it's something that I can't peel (like berries). I agree that it's more important to eat non-processed foods, rather than organic foods. yin on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137875 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:12:55 +0000 yin 1137875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In the summer we are able to eat a lot of local organic produce from the farmer's market. Once the cold weather hits, we're about 50% organic. I will buy it if it is available and doesn't cost much more than regular. travelingnanny on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137860 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:08:18 +0000 travelingnanny 1137860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't know. She eats a ton of fruits, veggies, and healthy food but I'm not sure what percentage is organic. I think a lot of the organic stuff is a scam, personally. There are so many companies that slap the organic label on their product when it isn't 100%. luckypenny on "How much of your LO's diet is organic?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-los-diet-is-organic#post-1137839 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:55:41 +0000 luckypenny 1137839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ About 90%. If we are out, I don't care but we eat 100% organic at home.