When we first started doing this work, the conciousness of organic was not what it is today. This work has evolved as the days have turned into years and and now a decade and a half has passed- and alot has changed.
While many of our patients in the "old days" did find their healthy balance and probably did not eat oragnic or all organic, we do notice big differences in how people respond when eating certain foods that are not organic. For example, eating fruits and veggies that are not organic, as those are sprayed directly on the what you are eating-makes a big difference in what you feel in your bladder, whereas soomething that is processed or consumed by an animal may not effect you as directly. However, I do think that everything adds up, and every bit that you can eat organic vs not will contribute to your overall health and help this process along.
We eat out like everyone else, so we definitely are consuming food that is not organic in those places. At home we eat 95% organic. Finding your way to live in the real world while maintaining as healthy a diet as possible is tricky but doable. The problem is, it is expensive. So, like so many parent-we go to about three different markets to get everything we want for our family at prices that make sense for our household.
It is'nt easy, we know. But, the more you can eat organic, the better.
Dr.M & B
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That is the worst part having
That is the worst part having to drive to so many different stores to get the best prices and the different food/products I feel I do best with. I always wonder if I am really saving money by the time I drive all over town to get what I need! LOL!
I try to think of it as my
I try to think of it as my fun pass time:)
First, I am SO glad this
First, I am SO glad this forum is back! And so active!! Love it. Eating "clean" is truly a challenge. We've been doing it as best we can for 10 years. Eating organic/local/"un-sprayed"/etc. food is expensive. And labor intensive if you don't have consistant supply from a particular market/store/farm. I've found myself driving for hours looking for particular products when my regular place was out of stock. Thankfully, this issue has happened much less as the years have passed. There are so many more places to get the products we need now. And of course, ordering online is almost always an option for most products. One way I have made eating "clean" less expensive is through meal planning. For me (with my particular foods/diet) and for my entire family. I have cut hundreds of dollars off our monthly food budget this way. I started about a year ago and I will never go back. It takes a while to get used to but once you get the hang of it, budgeting for food becomes much easier and can be much cheaper. I am sure many of you do this already but thought I'd mention it for those who don't. I only started meal planning last year! I'd never even heard of it. Never knew anyone who actually did it. Crazy but true. And, of course researching the best prices for the foods that you need for your meal planning is important too. But I absolutley spend less when I am buying food/groceries with my meal plan based list in hand. If you can stick to the meal plan, you can truly save lots of $$.
Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you so much for sharing all of this!
Dr.M
MR203, how do you do the meal
MR203, how do you do the meal planning?
Do you plan every single meal of the day? For how many days do you make the plan? Do you always cook what you know or do you try new recipes often?
Just trying to gather information in how to save more money. Maybe this would be an option for me. Thanks for sharing.
This is the website that I
This is the website that I found really helpful to get started with meal planning. I used her Excel spreadsheet to get started.
http://thenourishinghome.com/meal-planning/
There are MANY others but this one was organized really well. Do some google searches on "meal planning ideas" and "meal planning tips." Some tips/ideas are super helpful. Some won't work for you. You have to just take the bits of info that work for you and make your own strategy. A LOT of meal planning ideas involve buying bulk stuff that is packaged/boxed. Obviously that won't work for most of us here. But just having the meals planned allows you to make a specific grocery list for those meals. This ALONE saves $$ I have found. And I am in and out of the market in record time now because I know what and WHY I am getting each item. I'm not trying to put together a meal in my head, right at that moment in the store. That's a plus too!