Oh Wednesday, how I love that you are so close to Friday!

Do you ever think about what you are good at? I know we can all focus on the negative things about ourselves, but for today, let’s be really positive.

Some things I’m good at:

• looking at the glass half full
• baking muffins
• running
• texting
• cleaning the bathroom
• checking twitter

and most importantly…food shopping.

I didn’t always have the skills I have now at the food store, but over the years, I have gotten pretty good at it. I can budget (when I really want to), get in and out in 30 minutes or less and avoid that dreaded HFCS.

With all the options at the food store, I try to make conscious decisions all of the time. I buy all organic dairy, milk, yogurt, eggs, cheese and meat. I choose dairy that is made without pesticides and chemicals, from animals that aren’t treated with growth hormones or antibiotics.

But produce, how do I decide what should be bought organic and what isn’t really worth it? I typically follow the dirty dozen and clean 15 list as a general rule.

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Anything where the price for organic isn’t much more than conventional, I’ll buy organic, like for carrots, lettuce, etc. Also I buy conventional bananas because they have a think peel.

Buying organic for the dirty dozen is better for your because you won’t be ingesting harmful pesticides, but it also helps the environment. I really do feel like buying mostly organic produce makes me feel better and keeps me healthier.

What does your shopping cart say about your vote? What produce do you buy organic?