8/15/09-Eastern-Tortola Treasure Seekers #3

[KayR]

OT: I just have to ask this............. do any of you eat organically or use "green" products in your houses? I've started to switch over to some organic foods and am in the process of incorporating "green" cleaning products into our house. I'm looking for recommendations on stuff. I'm trying to figure out if changes I make will help DS with his ADD. I've read lots of conflicting information regarding chemicals in foods and household products in relation to ADHD/ADD. I figure it can't hurt at all to try new things.

I am starting to bring more organic foods into our home as well as trying to avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Have a look to see if there is an organic delivery service in your area. We have a few round here I have just started trying one of them out - it is nice having a delivery of fruits and veg once a week. The service I am using has just merged with another service called SPUD (www.spud.com) - if you are in their delivery areas, it is worth trying out. But google Organic Delivery Service for your area.

As someone mentioned, Costco have more and more organic produce including some organic meats. Whole Foods are good, but expensive and not everything there is organic - you have to shop wisely.

Safeway Supermarket are also getting more and more organic items in. I think they are common in California, perhaps not so much on the East Coast.

--Kay

 

[hmansure]

I am starting to bring more organic foods into our home as well as trying to avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Have a look to see if there is an organic delivery service in your area. We have a few round here I have just started trying one of them out - it is nice having a delivery of fruits and veg once a week. The service I am using has just merged with another service called SPUD (www.spud.com) - if you are in their delivery areas, it is worth trying out. But google Organic Delivery Service for your area.

As someone mentioned, Costco have more and more organic produce including some organic meats. Whole Foods are good, but expensive and not everything there is organic - you have to shop wisely.

Safeway Supermarket are also getting more and more organic items in. I think they are common in California, perhaps not so much on the East Coast.

--Kay

I agree re: Whole Foods.... reading the labels is very important.

 

[caitlinsdad]

Stop and Shop in this area has an Organic section,

As does Trader Joes. Whole foods is here too, but they are too darn high priced.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Gee, I don't know, wine with dinner, your sure dave didn't intend for you to strip

I hate to burst your bubble Ed but he's still recovering! I wouldn't do that to him.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

I wouldn't recommend stripping anything else until your DH is feeling better though!

Stripping wallpaper sucks though - have fun!

To make matters worse for DH, yesterday one of his incision sites opened back up. I wouldn't think that 3 weeks post op that would happen.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Food shopping for us is the biggest pain-in-the $%#&. Most of the organic food we get is from Whole Foods, but they are a bit over-priced. Wegman's (I don't think they've expanded out your way) has a very good organic food section in their stores and is more reasonably priced. Costco actually is starting to sell more organic now, too. They have organic milk in bulk (3 half gallons).

DW has really been trying to eliminate stuff like high fructose corn syrup from our diets. It's tough because it is in almost everything!!

My step-sister has been trying to do this too. It IS difficult! We don't have Wegman's, Whole Foods, or Costco here. Just Kroger, Meijer, Walmart, and Sam's Club.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Very exciting night here - boys are watching Nick Kids Choice Awards... girls are watching Enchanted.... I'm in hell! Someone save me....

Not manly enough for ya? Last night we let the kids sleep in the family room and they watched the KCA. DH and I watched The Guardian. It was a very good movie!! And Friday night the kids and I (DH hid and watched basketball. ) watched Enchanted. (it's a girl thing!)

 

[PrincessMom2002]

I am starting to bring more organic foods into our home as well as trying to avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Have a look to see if there is an organic delivery service in your area. We have a few round here I have just started trying one of them out - it is nice having a delivery of fruits and veg once a week. The service I am using has just merged with another service called SPUD (www.spud.com) - if you are in their delivery areas, it is worth trying out. But google Organic Delivery Service for your area.

As someone mentioned, Costco have more and more organic produce including some organic meats. Whole Foods are good, but expensive and not everything there is organic - you have to shop wisely.

Safeway Supermarket are also getting more and more organic items in. I think they are common in California, perhaps not so much on the East Coast.

--Kay

Thanks for the info Kay! I'll do some web searching today. Yeah, the one thing I did learn was how products get the organic seal and that you have to be careful to read the labeling. I started reading a book called "Skinny B@@@h" and it has shopping tips in there as well.

 

[caitlinsdad]

Moring Abby, Kay

 

[hmansure]

To make matters worse for DH, yesterday one of his incision sites opened back up. I wouldn't think that 3 weeks post op that would happen.

Well, that's nasty

 

[hmansure]

My step-sister has been trying to do this too. It IS difficult! We don't have Wegman's, Whole Foods, or Costco here. Just Kroger, Meijer, Walmart, and Sam's Club.

I think we've seen some organic stuff creeping into Sam's Club lately, too.

 

[kritter]

Morning ALL!!!!!!!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Moring Abby, Kay

Morning ALL!!!!!!!

Hiya!!!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

I think we've seen some organic stuff creeping into Sam's Club lately, too.

UGH. Now I'm finding articles on the web basically saying soy is evil. Well is soy worse or cow's milk worse?! I guess it depends what you read and who you ask.

 

[kritter]

Hiya!!!

How is Dave this morning???!!!!!!

How are you??

Got any BIG plans for today?????!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

How is Dave this morning???!!!!!!

How are you??

Got any BIG plans for today?????!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Kristin! So what do you have going on? It's raining and crappy here, so other than the grocery store, I am staying put. Cleaning and stripping are calling my name. Dave is OK. I think he needs to call someone tomorrow regarding the incision. This whole thing keeps getting worse. (like your surgery did!)

 

[KayR]

Moring Abby, Kay

Morning.

How is everyone?

I am busy trying to catch up with stuff I let get behind. I had flu a few weeks ago and it knocked me for six for about 3 weeks so there is a lot of stuff I need to catch up on. Just waiting for DH to give me a hand with a couple of things that I need his techie brain for!

It is only 9am here, so I am hoping perhaps an hour or so of hard work then take a break enjoy the sunshine for a bit and have some fun with the kids.

-kAY

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Morning.

How is everyone?

I am busy trying to catch up with stuff I let get behind. I had flu a few weeks ago and it knocked me for six for about 3 weeks so there is a lot of stuff I need to catch up on. Just waiting for DH to give me a hand with a couple of things that I need his techie brain for!

It is only 9am here, so I am hoping perhaps an hour or so of hard work then take a break enjoy the sunshine for a bit and have some fun with the kids.

-kAY

Kay-

I'm sorry to hear you were sick! Did anyone else in your family get it? Somehow we escaped the worst of it here (so far). I'm thankful for that every time I hear about someone else being sick. Enjoy your day!

 

[kritter]

Morning.

How is everyone?

I am busy trying to catch up with stuff I let get behind. I had flu a few weeks ago and it knocked me for six for about 3 weeks so there is a lot of stuff I need to catch up on. Just waiting for DH to give me a hand with a couple of things that I need his techie brain for!

It is only 9am here, so I am hoping perhaps an hour or so of hard work then take a break enjoy the sunshine for a bit and have some fun with the kids.

-kAY

Kay,
Sorry, you were sick seems like this winter has been bad all round for everyone. We need the SUMMER SUNSHINE NOW!!!!!!!!! Get well soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kritter]

Abby,

I'm soo sorry for you and Dave that is how I felt about my surgery it took forever to get and feel better. I would take one step forward then five back....!!!!!!!!!!!