Comments on: Organic Food Savings: How That Bag of Grapes Became More Expensive

By: der

der — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:19:01 +0000

Actually, it’s only the IMPORTED grapes that are on the dirty dozen. Domestic grapes are #20 on the list: http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

Another alternative to fresh grapes is organic raisins. My local co-op has raisins (with no sulfites) for $2.79 a pound, which is $0.30 for 1 serving.

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Zeer Green Team Series – What Is Organic Food, Anyway? — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:25:45 +0000

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By: pamela

pamela — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:39:51 +0000

I just recently realized that the price of grapes was not for the bag…time for me to pay more attention.

Strawberries and blackberries are reasonable here in California right now.

Wow, Pamela! Thanks for stopping by OrganicMania! Hey everyone, check out http://www.sfbaystyle.com, Pamela’s site! — Lynn

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:36:19 +0000

I really wish there was whole foods close by. The organic fruits and veges selection is limited at stores. But, I have had fairly good luck at the farmers market. Still, I do miss many of the fruits and veges that are not grown in my area.

By: mama k

mama k — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:18:04 +0000

sigh. I always get taken for a ride at whole foods. I rarely go as there are none near me, but I was in the area last week. I bought some “organic” apples, only to find when I got home that they were in fact conventional as per the numbers. I guess I read the signs wrong. While there I also picked up a bag of prebagged organic apples (for real this time). So far, two were rotten through. If I lived closer, I would definitely be returning them. Way off topic, but that really bummed me out this week. I hate tossing food I spend my hard earned money on.

We’ve stopped eating grapes, strawberries and many of the dirty dozen items because they are simply too expensive to buy organic.

Sorry to hear that mama k. You might just forward your message to Whole Foods customer service at this link: ( http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/contact/index.html ). I wouldn’t be surprised if they refunded your money. I’ve always found them to be good about customer service issues. But I agree with your observation – the labels in the store leave something to be desired and it is quite easy to think you are getting one thing when in fact you’re getting something else. I’ve been tweeting about that over on twitter when it happens to me. (http://www.twitter.com/organicmania ) — Lynn

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:43:28 +0000

I am so excited that strawberries are finally reasonably priced! I’ve been depriving DD all summer because I didn’t want to pay full price for organic or feed her conventional. Now the poor child is eating nearly nothing BUT strawberries! I can cram a year’s worth of strawberry-based nutrition into a few weeks, right??

Absolutely! And don’t forget, strawberries freeze well..so buy up now and freeze for later… Lynn

By: Gift of Green

Gift of Green — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:08:55 +0000

I nabbed up those $2.99 organic strawberries at Whole Foods today. Plus, the 365 gallon of organic milk was under four dollars. Woohoo!

Great re the strawberries. ! Are you sure that was organic milk and not just the rGBH-free stuff? Their organic milk is runnign about $5.69 per gallon, but you can get rGBH-free for considerably less. — Lynn

By: Bonnie Sayers

Bonnie Sayers — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:36:59 +0000

Good article with great pics. My 13 yr old is the only one that likes grapes. I tend to get them at Trader Joe’s. I haev been getting at Vons grocery store little packets of apples and grapes for his lunch at camp. They are perfectly sized. Due to my severe eczema I cannot touch fruits as it burns my skin so this is more economical in the long run for us. They sell five packets for about $5 and the individual ones are $1.49