When weaning my daughter i tried to buy organic vegetabes and meat where possible. it is not very easy to come by here but i did not think that it was terribly expensive when i compared it to ready made meals for babies. i steamed a whole vegetable, pureed it and froze it in ice cube trays. She is a great eater and loves vegetables. i do not use as much organic now mainly because it is not easy to get on a daily basis. i think for a family it probably is expensive but so are convenience foods, unhealthy snacks, etc. i didn’t specifically use organic food because my daughter has CAH, just because of the amount of chemicals in other veg.joanne