Week 1 on eating more organic foods

Well today is Sunday 10/20/13 and yesterday was my first official organic shopping trip. I feel I was successful. I quickly found out after pricing things this will have to be a gradual change over. Eating healthy is very expensive!

During my week this last week I managed to go by and check out a couple of the local natural food markets. I purchased 2 pounds of grass feed ground beef and 2 pounds of chicken tenders. I also bought Organic spaghetti sauce on sale at 2 for $5. My family all liked the taste of everything I made with those few items.
So I was stoked to go shopping thinking its going to be easy and fun. I spent 2 hours going from store to store getting more frustrated by the moment that the price of grass fed beef. $4.99 a pound at Safeway was the best price I could find, but I couldn't get the butcher to wait on me. I ended up leaving the store with nothing but some salad mix, spaghetti sauce and package of chicken breast. Mostly likely I won't go back in there.

 I managed to buy free range chicken breast and whole chickens at a really good price. I found several items we use on regular basis on sale. I bought a 5lb bag of organic unbleached whole wheat white flour for $4.39 . I thought it was bit pricey, but I have already made 6 tortillas, 1 loaf of bread and 4 hamburger buns with it and have plenty left for more bread. So i think it will be a great trade off. I tried to buy our fruits and veggies while there.

I'm very please with the purchases I made and see now it will be gradual change and not over night. I ended up having to head over to trusty ole Winco to do the bulk of my shopping. Free range beef is just to expensive unless I can find an actual meat market that sells it in quantity.

I have a friend that is giving me a freezer with a little luck I'll have it packed up full of fresh veggies and find beef somewhere I can afford to get. All and all I say this week was definitely a win on my part!

I am open to suggestions on shopping for organic products so please leave me your comments.