Your kinda making my point. Your friends son is allergic to basically food. I'm a firm believer in no chemicals in my food, and that means from seed to table. There's no coincidence that the astronomical rise is health defects has happened in lockstep with the increased use of chemicals in our food system. I'm on a limited budget as well, but it's more about the quality of life to my family. My kids don't get sick, don't have any allergies, don't have add,adhd or any other of the telltale symptoms of chemical poisoning.
That being said...to each his own. My mom makes the best lasagna west of italy. I will say my wife makes a darn good one as well, but something about the sauce cooking in the house for 10 hours with sausages, meatballs and braciole floating in the pot.