Sure, eating organic will cost you twice as much or more if you buy all of your stuff from Whole Foods. But if you select the right things, eating organic, or natural, can actually be cheaper. For example, although fruits have gone up in price, they are still rather cheap to eat as an alternative to junk foods. Junk foods are addictive, so you end up eating more. If you eat more, then you spend more. Chicken breast is a great meal for dinner. Find a good organic chicken breast recipe. A big bag of chicken can feed you for more than several meals, and it only cost $6-$10 for the bag. Avoid anything organic that uses “evaporated cane juice”. Although it isn’t refined sugar, it is still sugar and still addictive.
In short, I try to eat organic and natural as much as I can. Basically I stick to fresh fruits (strawberries,ripened bananas), some vegetables, nuts (almonds, cashews), and lean game meats. If I want to create a desert or satisfy a craving for sugar, I will use pure all natural honey to glaze my fruit with. Honey glazed on sliced strawberries and bananas is awesome. If you still like to snack, and want something to eat during the pre-dinner time right when you get home from work, deli meats (kettle roasted chicken) topped with some cheese slices and a good organic spread is a great healthy snack. Eating like that will definitely keep you trim.
I occasionally will buy some type of organic meat from Whole Foods, but it is kind of pricey. So when you shop, you don’t have to go to Whole Foods or the organic section at a grocery store. Get a lot of your food from the produce section and the meat section. Lean game meat, such as chicken breast is best to eat, however, eating fats contained in meats such as steak is no longer considered unhealthy as once claimed. The same goes for eggs. That was all hoopla from the 80’s and 90’s created by corporations that manufactured cheap refined crap that funded biased unreliable studies to make money off of the “low fat” fad.
Aside from that, my grocery bill has been very reasonable compared to the days back in 1999 when I drank kool-aid and bought gallons of ice cream and oven pizzas. I had a high grocery bill and a high waistline. Eating organic is affordable.