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I could never tell the difference and honestly, I don't think I would want to pay more for food. I already pay too much. I know its probably bad for my health, but so is being on the computer 24/7 -
no because i dont buy organic food. i really dont know what all the fuss about organic food is
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No. I had a tenant who was organic food freak and he spent four to five times more on his grocery bills in comparison to my bills of two person. I think he was too self-absorbed with his health and his food was wasted much more as organic food tends to get rotten faster. I do think I will ever spend that kind of money on food. I cannot even afford it.
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Personally, no I am not. Fresh food, fruit and vegetables are just too expensive in general, much less to pursue organic foods.
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I think this is a great question. My boyfriend and I were just recently discussing this. There are definitely good reasons to go organic. #1 you are supporting farmers who treat their product (meat, vegetables or whatever) with respect. They feed it well and don't spray it with a bunch of nasty chemicals. The down side of course is the price. Lately I've been trying to buy organic, but some of the price differences between regular and organic are outrageous. So, to answer your question, yes I'm willing to spend a little more just for the principle behind organic, but when the price becomes ridiculous, I'll take the chemicals!
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of course - I want clean food!! I don't drink Raid, and I don't want to eat it either :-) I will say, though, that there are ways to equalize the cost - co-ops are a great way to get organic foods, often fresher than you can get in a supermarket and much cheaper. if cost is an issue, that's something to look into.
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I'll pay more for good, unprocessed food. It doesn't have to be organic, just fresh.
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There are certain produce items I ALWAYS buy organic - the "dirty dozen": apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, raspberries, spinach, and strawberries. Those foods are the most contaminated. I always buy organic soy. Where I shop, a gallon of organic soy milk costs about $2 more than a gallon of non-organic cow's milk. The only meats I eat are seafood and poultry; I might eat chicken one night a week, and seafood once or twice a week, so meat doesn't put much of a dent in our grocery budget. For that reason, I don't mind paying more for birds that were raised on their natural diets instead of corn, and that were handled humanely, and for fish and shellfish that were wild-caught instead of farm-raised. Other than that, I'm not terribly pick about organic vs. conventional. I find that buying locally from co-ops and CSAs keep grocery costs down, and that the farmers rarely, if ever, use man-made pesticides on their crops even if they're not certified organic.
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Yes I will pay more, but 5 to 10% more, not an arm and a leg.
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