Well, I have backed off the ledge some since my post about the dangers of milk. Not that I am less concerned about it, but I did find out a few things:

• It turns out the milk we had been drinking was labeled rBST-Free already (Kroger, Meijer and Wal-Mart have all been selling milk that has not been growth-hormone enhanced for several years)
• There are a lot of sources out there saying the evidence of the harmful dangers of rBST or rBGH have been blown out of proportion, such as this article from the New York times.
• We recently tried Almond milk, and I really like it. Erin found it a little too thick (It’s more consistent with Whole or 2% than our usual 1%.), but she just waters her down a little.

Ok, now for trying to go Organic all together we have made some real progress.

• We found an organic grocery store downtown that we like. Pricey but fun.
• We realized Meijer has a pretty decent selection of organic foods.
• We joined an organic produce co-op and get a box of produce every Wednesday, so our vegetable intake will likely go up, which is a nice healthy move. It also has the added bonus of making us eat vegetables that we normally would not buy – such as beets. Yum. (see more about this co-op on mommatimes)
• We found an organic meat source, Seven Sons Meat Company. I can’t wait to fill our freezer with healthy, organic, natural chicken, beef and pork.
• Erin found this article showing the Dirty Dozen vegetables that you should get organic to avoid pesticides as well as 15 clean ones, so this can help with the budget if you can’t afford to go all organic.
• My garden has started delivering amazing veggies – once we get our camera back I will post a pic my first veggie (giant zucchini)

So far,  so good – and I am already feeling healthier!