So you people are how old? Retirement age so average of 70ish. So when you grew up and basically your whole life there wasn’t ORGANIC anything in the grocery stores but now you are stuck on organic this and that (even if you are being sold a bill of goods) . I eat veggies and salads every day but trying to figure out if something is “organic “ for 50-100% more cost is ludicrous. If it hasn’t killed me yet I “ain’t changing “

I try to learn something new every day. As we have aged, there is more information out there about the chemicals in our food. Have you heard advertisements about the chemical product Monsanto’s Roundup (now owned by Bayer) and the link with non-Hodgkins lymphoma? Also about Monsanto genetically modifying corn, soy, and other foods to resist glyphosate in Roundup? In the early 80’s, I realized that my daughter was getting sick from the sulphites on grapes when they first started treating grapes so they would last longer. She had no problems with grapes that had not yet been treated with sulphites. That’s just a beginning as to why I try to buy some organic products.

I agree. Why change now. Damage was done in our youth eating all the foods with nasty additives during the 60's and into the 70's. Organic is arguably the right way to go but for today's younger generations. You need to start out organic early on.

I think you would be surprised at how many have been eating organic their entire lives. Until I was 30, our eggs, chickens came from the small barn in my grans backyard.
All of our fruit and vegetables came from small 2 acre garden. Milk cream, butter and cheese came from the next block. We were in small community outside of a city.

Our home Up north within 5 miles, I can get eggs, vegetables, and the dairy farm is just down the street. Our meat is a hindquarter that was raised from a calf.

Once we came TV it took me a while to seek out better products than the stuff on Publix or Winn-Dixie‘s shelves. Meaning I drive to Gainesville for groceries. I still grow vegetables, or shop at a farmers market. Buy meat, and eggs from a farm,
Dairy comes from a small farm that Earth Fare sells.

Point is starting to eat organic at 70 May improve your life, but if your budget doesn’t afford that lifestyle, don’t. I don’t believe a smoker need to stop at 70 either. Damage is done, enjoy what life you have left.

If the US doesn't make it, then there is no other country that will either. We seem to think we are the only people affected by inflation, COVID, supply chain issues, Putin's invasion in Ukraine. Take a glance at the other countries; we are all in the same boat.

With all due respect you are in a very small minority. I wish I had that healthy eating track record. How about when you eat out though??