E.coli, Spinach, Organic Questions

[johnled]

Remember the E.coli scare with spinach some years back? How do I assure myself that I'm not getting a bad bunch of veggies at the supermarket?

Organic is no guarantee is it? Cow poop is organic, it may have been used for fertilizer...

At my market organic spinach is 10 oz for $4.99 vs 24 oz for $2.98 non organic. 49 cents per oz vs 12 cent per oz. Is it really worth the extra money?

Thanks!

[Aleesha Sattva]

well i only do organic greens cause that's what i order in at my market. but it's really your choice. there is no "have to" in this... :D

[Revvell]

How do I assure myself that I'm not getting a bad bunch of veggies at the supermarket?

You can't.


Organic is no guarantee is it? Nope!




At my market organic spinach is 10 oz for $4.99 vs 24 oz for $2.98 non organic. 49 cents per oz vs 12 cent per oz. Is it really worth the extra money?

You only have only one market where you live? That's a ridiculous difference in price. What's worth it or not is the pesticides, herbicides, etc. that are used plus, more nutrients in the organic.

I'd look at other things besides spinach at that cost. Whatever else you can get organic. I dunno what to say other than, personally, I'd be willing to travel to find better prices.

[hapahaole]

At my market organic spinach is 10 oz for $4.99 vs 24 oz for $2.98 non organic. 49 cents per oz vs 12 cent per oz. Is it really worth the extra money?

Thanks!


The Costco near me sells 1lb. of organic spinach for $3.49. And for me organic is a must for high pesticide items. Spinach is one of them.

[Eva]

You can't really do this with spinach... but this is a good reminder of just how cheap and worthwhile it is to grow your own organic sprouts! Just think, 1 lb of alfalfa sprout seeds = as much as 15 lbs of sprouts!

:)

And I get nonorganic of some things, sometimes. But not spinach! I'd rather skip it than not get organic.

[johnled]

I have very few choices when it comes to shopping. Wal Mart has the best variety of any store around here. I could drive 60 miles each way to have a better selection but I do not have time to spend half a day a week for grocery shopping.

I'm using spinach as my main ingredient because I read that is has the highest content of vitamins and has little taste. I'm open to suggestions of other healthy, light tasting greens.

[sport]

You can get a sanatiser. It will clean all your fruit and veg and greens so you know that you do not have E-coli.
I have a Samson.

[betty boop]

would soaking it in ACV have any affect on the e coli?

[sport]

http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392854

If you read this you will see that there is a possibility that soon you will not need to worry about it but we all know that this type of interference with the natural way usually leads to even bigger problems down the road.

[RawKnitster]

I think "scare" is the key word regarding E.coli. All the spinach across the country was thrown out because some producer had a problem. Unless you are feeding it to children or have issues with your health that compromises your immune system, I wouldn't worry about E.coli.

That said, I always rinse my produce with water, even when it comes from a box that says triple washed.

I know you said light tasting so this may not interest you, but kale is the KING of greens with more nutrients and proteins than other greens. It has a long growing season, is almost always organic and cheaper than spinach.

How about starting out adding one leaf of kale to your spinach smoothie and gradually increase? You may develop a taste for it. :)

[PammieTaj]

Have you thought about growing your own? It's pretty easy to do, even in container gardening if all you have a balcony on an apartment building.