Organic products buyers

[sdWTMer]

Guess what I saw at Costco tonight! I saw those pressurized cans (that whipping cream usually comes in) but this time it was Organic pancake/waffle batter. I actually had it in my cart, but then put it back.

What do you think about that? Would you buy them?

:confused:

[Miss Peregrine]

I personally wouldn't because I prefer to make my own. Mine isn't all organic but I usually prefer fresh to canned/bottled, etc.

[Diana in OR]

I probably wouldn't, but it would depend on what the ingredients were. 100% whole wheat flour or white? What is it sweetened with? Etc.

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

No way. Can you imagine the cost per pancake? Or the amount of waste the can makes for just a few cakes?

Doesn't exactly embrace an organic way of life, kwim? (Not that I live one, but still.)

[Renthead Mommy]

I guess I don't get what the point of the pressurized can is?

Does it somehow keep it fresher? You could do that with a vacume sealed regular pacakage. It doesn't need air blown into it or what ever the can does with the whip cream

I mean it's not like many people are going to be shooting pancake batter into their mouths at random times when they open the fridge! After all isn't that the point of whip cream in a can?

[ArwenA]

I always make my own so no, I wouldn't. I also can't stand shopping from Costco, I prefer local, smaller stores

[GreenKitty]

Guess what I saw at Costco tonight! I saw those pressurized cans (that whipping cream usually comes in) but this time it was Organic pancake/waffle batter. I actually had it in my cart, but then put it back.

What do you think about that? Would you buy them?

:confused:

I love to see unusual items! Though I prob wouldn't have purchased the pancake batter. I like my recipe:)

BUT I WOULD have bought the whipped cream to put on top of them after they are made:D

[Jennifer in MI]

Nope! The cost per pancake would've convinced me that my own were better!

[Lisa at Home]

But I like to try things out for fun sometimes. It would never be purchased more than once, though. I would have to buy just one to "get" what the novelty was of panacakes in a can. Sounds weird!:)

~Lisa

[sdWTMer]

The more I thought of it last night, the more I was grossed out by the whole thing. Plus, we don't even eat very many pancakes/waffles around here anyway. It was just a novelty and I thought that would be cool to try once, but at what cost. So, no I didn't get it. Nor will I. Unfortunately, I didn't look at the ingredients. If it is there next time, I will.

[Tea Party Girl]

The more I thought of it last night, the more I was grossed out by the whole thing. Plus, we don't even eat very many pancakes/waffles around here anyway. It was just a novelty and I thought that would be cool to try once, but at what cost. So, no I didn't get it. Nor will I. Unfortunately, I didn't look at the ingredients. If it is there next time, I will.

Wow, it amazes me what receive the 'organic' label these days! I wonder if it was made in China (just kidding)!

[Jenny in Atl]

I know this is silly, but I feel the need for pitty... I wish I could by pancake batter at Costco. We are a GF family, and just making pancakes takes like 10 different GF flours (which make a mess, no gluten means they fly everywhere). To just be able to buy the "normal" stuff would be so nice. OK, getting of my pitty pot. :o

[Jenny in Atl]

Actually, one must be careful with a lot of the organic brands at Costco, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. They do come from China.

[GreenKitty]

So, after all this talk...which brands are the BEST to buy if buying organic? Is there another link somewhere? I saw the one about the milk.

[Doran]

Well, there's the million dollar question! Which are the BEST to buy? The nutshell answer is that it depends on your goals, because your purchases depend on your particular convictions.

If you want to buy organic label products because you believe they are freer of toxins for your family, then you might not dig too deep, and you'd buy the pressurized, canned, pancake mix (btw, ick!).

If you want to support sustainable farming and/or healthful eating, you'd run from the big organics that are available in places like Costco, and Safeway, and WalMart, because you'd know that they don't really represent what "organic" was meant to meant way back when the movement first got started.

But, when you started digging deep -- see -- http://cornucopia.org/index.php/who-owns-organic/ you'd realize that you're trapped by our country's conglomerate, consumerism, marketing-heavy, shareholders must win, culture, and you'd see that you are left with very few choices other than big organics.

So, then, you'd try to source local products from farmers whom you can get to know and/or trust. You'd shop at farmers' markets, or from CSA's. You'd plant a garden. You'd spend more time that you ever thought possible finding "pure" food for your family. And, you'd always wonder how it got so complicated.

It's a tricky road. I like smaller companies, independently owned companies (http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/rcbtoa/services/corporate-independent-brands.html), but their prices are generally higher. Cooperatives are good, too, for the most part -- like Organic Valley Milk. BioNaturae is a nice company (I think). Muir Glen is huge. Cascadian Farms is importing many vegetables from China.

You do the best you can. And then, you punt.

Doran