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I agree. Healthy foods do not have to cost more. Much of the cost of foods is related to packaging - not just the wrapping itself, but the people needed to do this job. Therefore, to cut out this "packaging cost," buy in bulk, preferably bulk organic foods, which ranges from all produce to nuts, seeds, grains, dried fruits; teas, herbs and spices. While organic-bulk may cost slightly more than non-organic bulk, organic bulk is still less expensive than non-organic packaged foods.

Let's start with bulk or loose organic produce. The great thing about buying items in bulk is that you buy what you need, so that with a little thought involved, little is wasted. It won't sit rotting in your fridge because you bought too much. There is also evidence that the nutritional content of organic foods is higher, because the product hasn't been sprayed with pesticides; the soil hasn't been contaminated with fungicides; and the seeds are virgin, not adulterated with genetically modified God knows what. So you know that what you are getting is a real product, grown from a real seed in honest soil. That fact alone will ultimately save you money if you make a practice of eating organically on a daily basis - you will feel better because chances are, your immune system is stronger.You are what you eat.

Years ago, while shopping in an organic food store in NYC, someone told me that if you could only afford to buy one or two organic items (in bulk), that I should choose the bright orange carrots and the brown rice. Carrots because of their high beta-carotene content and brown rice because they're a whole grain and mixing them with beans makes a complete protein, or so I was told. To this day, I still buy them. For less that a dollar, I can buy three or four good-sized carrots. Grate the carrots for a salad, eat them raw alone or with a little olive oil, or cook them in a stew or soup. Organic brown rice (I prefer the long-grain to the sweeter short-grain) is great with any kind of beans or lentils cooked with some garlic. A while back I was walking my dog and I met a woman from the other side of the state doing the same thing I was. She shared with me that her hybrid-wolf-puppy-dog refused to eat dog food. I told her to give that little wolf some brown rice and beans, because all canines love beans. She called me a week later to tell me that it worked and now cooks up a batch in advance, then freezes daily portions for her pooch. She never has to buy dog food. .

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