When Lily was a tiny baby, my husband and I joined the organic food revolution.  We started shopping at Whole Foods and went out of our way to find local farmers' markets.  Every time we'd pass a McDonalds we'd shudder and say, "The horror, the horror."  However, with our current household budget shrinking, I've had to make cuts (many) where I can and sadly, organic food is one of them.  We can always go back to our healthier, more expensive, nutritional lifestyle when things improve but for now, we'll just have to stomach preservatives, fill-ins and chemicals.  Which all makes me sad because contrary to what you might think, I don't believe organic food makes us live longer it just makes the time we have here healthier.  In a strange twist of fate, I believe it's all those preservatives that actually make people live longer and at the rate things are going - global warming, potable water shortages - I don't know if I want to be around for all that.  I hadn't planned on it.  However, I had to remind my husband last night that we should just be thankful we have food in the fridge to even debate over (and now we at least have a little extra for the beer we need to help us forget).  What cuts have you had to make in your budget?  Please share, you'll feel better about it.