Organic food in supermarkets

Edwardia

vincenta I see your point about baking with organic eggs. I low carb and therefore don't bake at all. My egg consumption is direct ie boiled, fried, scrambled, en cocotte, omelettes etc and I buy a dozen a week. If I were baking and using that many eggs I would probably buy free range for cakes and pastry.

Abel & Cole organic free range eggs (6)
Large 2.39, Medium 2.09, Petite 1.70, Sizeable 2.59
Abel & Cole organic free range duck eggs (6) 3.69

ASDA organic free range eggs Mixed Weight (6) £2

Sainsbury's organic free range Woodland eggs (6)
Large £2, Medium 1.75

Tesco organic free range eggs (6) Large 2.10
Tesco organic free range eggs Mixed Weight
(6) £2 (10) 3.05
One organic free range eggs (6) 2.15, Tesco

One organic free range eggs (6) 2.15, Ocado
Daylesford organic free range brown eggs (6) 2.49, Ocado
Stonegate organic free range eggs (6) Large 2.35, Medium 1.95 Ocado
Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Medium
(6) 2.18, (12) 4.09, Ocado
Duchy Originals from Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Medium (6) 2.18, (12) 4.32, Ocado

Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Large (6)
2.36
Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Medium
(6) 2.18, (12) 4.09
Duchy Originals from Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Medium (6) 2.18, (12) 4.32
Duchy Originals from Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Large (12) 4.70
Stonegate organic free range eggs (6)
Large 2.35, Medium 1.95, Waitrose

vincenta

Edwardia wrote: »

vincenta I see your point about baking with organic eggs. I low carb and therefore don't bake at all. My egg consumption is direct ie boiled, fried, scrambled, en cocotte, omelettes etc and I buy a dozen a week. If I were baking and using that many eggs I would probably buy free range for cakes and pastry.

Abel & Cole organic free range eggs (6)
Large 2.39, Medium 2.09, Petite 1.70, Sizeable 2.59
Abel & Cole organic free range duck eggs (6) 3.69

ASDA organic free range eggs Mixed Weight (6) £2

Sainsbury's organic free range Woodland eggs (6)
Large £2, Medium 1.75

Tesco organic free range eggs (6) Large 2.10
Tesco organic free range eggs Mixed Weight
(6) £2 (10) 3.05
One organic free range eggs (6) 2.15, Tesco

One organic free range eggs (6) 2.15, Ocado
Daylesford organic free range brown eggs (6) 2.49, Ocado
Stonegate organic free range eggs (6) Large 2.35, Medium 1.95 Ocado
Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Medium
(6) 2.18, (12) 4.09, Ocado
Duchy Originals from Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Medium (6) 2.18, (12) 4.32, Ocado

Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Large (6)
2.36
Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Medium
(6) 2.18, (12) 4.09
Duchy Originals from Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Medium (6) 2.18, (12) 4.32
Duchy Originals from Waitrose organic free range Colombian Black Tail eggs Large (12) 4.70
Stonegate organic free range eggs (6)
Large 2.35, Medium 1.95, Waitrose

Thank you! It looks like I need to use free range eggs when I'm baking a lot, my hubby and son loves something yummy to go with their cup of tea or glass of milk.Anyway it is still much healthier to use free range eggs than buy biscuits and cakes from shops! My son he is 3.5 loves to bake too and help mummy, he mix something or cut out cookies with cutlers.:rotfl: He eats biscuits because he made them:T

Kirri

For anyone in reach of a farmer's market, I've seen organic eggs there cheaper than most of those prices in London ^ though not all farmer's markets have an organic egg supplier, a lot are just standard and supposed free range so may have to look at various f/markets.

I won't buy just free range from supermarkets (will buy if it's a small local flock I can see outside) as standard free range pack the chickens in so tight they are coming out in just as bad condition as standard battery hens used to me.. organic hens are not de-beaked and other nasty things.

Kirri

Haffiana wrote: »

Carry on using the Canadian flour. It is a far better source of selenium than any of the organic flours. In the UK and the EU we are very short of selenium in our wheat.

I'm the opposite, I know the Canadian is better in terms of bread making but I prefer to buy British. Hadn't considered selenium levels but I also want my food to be as 'local' as poss - it's hard tying up all what I want in my shopping...

Edwardia

I'd endorse Canadian flour for bread-making too but organic in order to avoid GM wheat.

Since going organic I've found that much more of my food is British. I'm not keen on paying silly money for supposedly organic green beans from Kenya in Waitrose though.

I live in a small town and I can see the country from my front door, it's about ten minutes' walk but alas no Farmer' Market for miles. The one in my mother's village in neighbouring county is hugely popular, the car park at the village hall is full before 0900 !

London Farmers' Markets https://www.lfm.org.uk
Scottish Farmers' Markets https://www.scottishfarmersmarkets.co.uk
Local Food https://www.localfoods.org.uk
Gourmet Britain https://www.gourmetbritain.com

frugal_shopper_2

Kirri wrote: »

.. organic hens are not de-beaked and other nasty things.

Soil Association approved organic eggs are guaranteed to of come from hens which are not beak-tipped however organic eggs which are not certified by the soil association can & often do come from hens which are beak-tipped.

RedLass

You're all very supportive, thank you!

Pleased to say that we're not reliant on ready meals. Over the years since leaving home I've tried to make sure we are eating home cooked as often as possible. Not just for the nutrient value, but actually because we find it a cheaper and more enjoyable way of eating. The challenge now is to further that a little and try make those ingredients increasingly organic.

Vincenta, switching to organic eggs was one of the first changes we made. I agree that if I am baking that week, they do disappear very quickly, especially if I'm making brownies - the recipe I use calls for 5 eggs, 3 100g bars of chocolate and 300g butter. Other ingredients aside, that can add up quickly to some pretty expensive treats! But I allow myself, because they are divinely rich

The organic ready meals that you listed Edwardia have given me some ideas. Actually I didn't realise that pizza bases could be bought so cheaply, organic or not, given that you can pay £5 for a standard ready made fresh pizza in Tesco. So I may try those. It's good to know that Abel and Cole deliver for very little - I've just checked the website and it seems they do deliver to my postcode, and his name is Richard. Cute touch!

I would love to ditch Tesco altogether to be honest, but there's a level of fear, first from switching to online shopping (I quite like picking my own carrots etc) and secondly that it'll suddenly increase my food bill by a big percentage. Maybe a middle ground to start with would be to continue to pick up fruit and veg from the local supermarket as and when I need it, and order the rest online.

By the way, what is irradiated food and why would they need to do that??? :eek: It sounds frightening. I'll have to google this I think.

RedLass

frugal_shopper wrote: »

Soil Association approved organic eggs are guaranteed to of come from hens which are not beak-tipped however organic eggs which are not certified by the soil association can & often do come from hens which are beak-tipped.

I didn't know this, I'll look out for the logo in future.

Even in the organic world things aren't always what you might expect

Kirri

frugal_shopper wrote: »

Soil Association approved organic eggs are guaranteed to of come from hens which are not beak-tipped however organic eggs which are not certified by the soil association can & often do come from hens which are beak-tipped.

It's not allowed though so how can they be classed as organic?? Any links??

RedLass

I didn't expect to find it cheaper to buy organic than branded :shocked:

Cathedral City cheese £4.38 / 350g at Tesco
Mature Cheddar £3.99 / 360g at Abel & Cole

I feel a little hum of excitement bubbling up. Better not tell anybody at work though, they'll think me terribly sad! Many already give me "that look" when I tell them I try to stick to organic meat.