In the off season where I live a bag of apples cost twice as much as a jar of applesauce. And I could get 3 jars of applesauce for the price of one bag of organic apples…

I completely disagree with you. While I’m not trying to plug a different brand or service Fresh20 does a fantastic job at helping people meal plan, prep, shop responsibly for ingredients that don’t get used once and wasted and are very healthy.

When fresh vegetables start getting a little old but still perfectly good, make green smoothies for at least one meal a day. I do it for breakfast. I throw very little if any away by doing this and there are tremendous health benefits.

It took me almost 2 years to make the change so that it would not impact my pocket book all at once. Every time I ran out of something, I would replace with a healthier organic option. Now that the process is almost done, I spend 2/3 less on food and am able to buy organic and grass fed almost 100%. There are a ton of organic coupons out there and I shop specials at multiple stores. It’s easier than you would think it would be.

There is nothing I hate more than throwing out veggies because I couldn’t use them fast enough. One thing I’m trying to do & get better at (because no I’m not going to the groc store multiple times per wk) is buy my groc, make my meals for the week & freeze them till the day I need them. I try to arrange so that the leafy veggies get used during the first part of the weeks meals because they don’t freeze well. Just an idea for you.

To both Cheryl and Jamie. I am a single person on long term disability and i can manage small changes. Lifestyle choices can be made, can i do organic veg fruit and meat? No i cannot afford it. Can i buy a bag of apples vs applesauce in a jar? Yes and it is cheaper too. The only reason i post is to say maybe you cannot do it all but we can all do something to eat healthier:) Changing even one thing can make you feel proud and successful!

While I agree that Dr. Oz is not very credible, the quote she uses is completely true and she was just mentioning where she heard it from… not necessarily saying Dr. Oz is some food genius or even credible by any means. The statement she quoted is true… you can’t wash the junk out of your non organic milk.