I try to buy raw ingredients more than finished foods (vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, meat, grains, fats, oils, etc.) because I like to cook and I know precisely what's in the food. I try to buy foods that haven't been unnecessarily tampered with, like ammonia and hormone-free meats, and low or no-pesticide plants. I try to buy seasonal and as locally as I can, which means a lot of farmers markets. I can't be totally anal about it because it requires more time and energy than I have, but I do my best under the circumstances.
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