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Cost Saving Tips For Organic Food:
Making Healthy Foods Affordable For Your Baby

Using organic food to make your baby's meals is one of the best ways to save on baby expenses.

If you're working within a budget, but still want your baby to have the benefits of organics, you may want to explore purchasing produce and organic meat from sources other than your conventional grocery store.

Whenever possible buy certified organic produce from small and local farmers to support your local economy and community. Also, the more organic foods you buy the more readily available and less expensive they become.
Farmers markets may contain produce for 40% less than larger grocers. You can make it a fun outing with other moms who want to make their baby food organic.
You can also buy a share in a community supported agriculture (CSA) organic farm. By paying a fee at the beginning of growing season, you can pick up a weekly share of produce for your family to eat. You should find prices lower than grocers and farmers markets.

Visit Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education to see if a CSA farm or farmer's market is in driving distance from your home.
Start your own organic co-op or buying club. If you don't find an organic co-op in your area, consider starting your own buying club. As a co-op leader you can have organic produce shipped to your door at wholesale prices.

If you're willing to do some coordination and like meeting new people, you can help other moms afford organic produce in your area.
If you do have to be selective in your organic shopping, ConsumerReports.org says the following foods have higher levels of toxins and should be the first foods you opt to buy organic:

meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy, as well as apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, red raspberries, spinach, and strawberries.
(The fruits and vegetables make up the "dirty dozen" list.)

On the contrary these foods are generally treated with lower amounts of pesticides: avocados, pineapples, mangos, onions, bananas, eggplant, kiwis, cabbage, asparagus, asparagus, broccoli
If you buy prepared organic baby food at the grocery store? Check your favorite company's website for baby food coupons.
Finally, if you buy jarred or boxed organic food, you can save by buying in bulk online. Earth's Best, Gerber Organic, Healthy Times and Happy Baby are just a few of the brands available on Amazon.