I buy organic food whenever I can even though it\u2019s more expensive because it tastes better or is healthier. Yes, it can be hard to look at a jar of mayonnaise that\u2019s not organic, tastes very similar, and is half the price of organic mayonnaise, and not buy it. But when that happens, I just don\u2019t look at it. I pretend it doesn\u2019t exist. I reframe the situation and say to myself, \u201cOrganic food is normal food. You can have a discount on your food if you\u2019re okay with people messing with your food but I\u2019m not okay with that. So organic food prices are normal food prices. It\u2019s the only game in town, and it\u2019s cheap compared to making your own mayonnaise. Organic food is also cheap compared to not having food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consumers always wanting to buy the cheaper mayonnaise makes mayonnaise makers want to do whatever they can to cut their costs, which is often worse for the food and the mayonnaise eater\u2019s health. Being willing to pay more for better mayonnaise would encourage mayonnaise makers to make better mayonnaise. Let\u2019s go that way instead. Let\u2019s go up instead of down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We recently paid $60 for a large side of wild-caught salmon at Costco, which was, of course, much more than the same amount of farmed salmon but I just reframe it. $60 is a bargain compared to what you\u2019d pay for the same amount of salmon in a restaurant. $60 is cheap compared to hiring someone to take you on a tour, teach you how to catch wild salmon, and then having them share their catch with you. $60 is cheap compared to the alternative of not having salmon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I buy organic food whenever I can even though it\u2019s more expensive because it tastes better or is healthier. Yes, it can be hard to look at a jar of mayonnaise that\u2019s not organic, tastes very similar, and is half the price of organic mayonnaise, and not buy it. But when that happens, I just … <\/p>\n