[lormand]

“Healthy food” science has as much integrity as does global warming science. Organic branded foods are a way of parting fools from their money.

[Vaquero]

I agree, for the most part the whole health food thing is just so much left wing BS.
I go to these places as I have developed major food allergies in my old age. Gluten, and nitrates get me sick. I can get get cured meats without nitrates there (NaCl is still a good curing agent). These places have their place.

[mrsmel]

I will never buy organic produce as long as I live. I accidentally grabbed a bag of green beans from the pruduce section, not noticing that they were organic. I opened them, rinsed, and put in a skillet to saute Chinese style. Well, I turned my back, and when I looked around at them, there were-some kind of horrid, horrible, nasty bugs coming from the skillet all over the stovetop and all around, into it. I wound up having to call our bug guy to spray, to make sure that they didn't make themselves at home and start families in my stove. Never, never, never, as long as I live, will I ever buy organic anything.

[grania]

organic branded foods are a way of parting fools from their money

That's why I shop by the sources of foods and the ingredients. There are some pure foods bargains out there, but very rarely to those options get labelled "organic".

For people who have more money than time, Whole Foods provides a good way to get healthy foods.