Organic
Whether you buy organic food for your family, all of it, selectively, or not at all.
Should we buy organic food for our child?
In short: Parents choose between 3 main approaches: All organic; Selective; Conventional. Evidence: your call. No outcome evidence picks a winner. Preference, culture, money and logistics decide. Best settled: 6–12 months.
- Evidence
- Your call
- Best settled
- 6–12 months
- Part of
- Raising the child
Organic: what are the options?
Parents usually land on one of these 3 approaches.
1. All organic
You buy only organic food.
2. Selective
You buy organic for some foods and not others.
3. Conventional
You buy regular, non-organic food.
Organic: what does the evidence say?
Your call. No outcome evidence picks a winner. Preference, culture, money and logistics decide.
AAP: lower pesticide exposure, no proven nutritional advantage
Sources
What else is worth knowing?
Organic food is grown without most synthetic pesticides and costs more. Families choose it for health, environmental or ethical reasons. Many buy organic for some foods only.
Questions to ask each other
- Does organic matter to us, and why?
- Which foods would we prioritize if we could not buy everything organic?
- What can we afford to spend on organic food each month?
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First published 2026-10-03. Last updated 2026-10-05. General information, not medical advice.