Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The Day We Did A 180

It was a normal day.  My kids had probably poured themselves cereal that morning for breakfast.  Good old Corn Flakes maybe.  Lunch was likely PB & J with some chips and carrots with dressing to dip.  Maybe our snack that day was my famous no bake oatmeal/chocolate/peanut butter balls.

I really don't remember what I fed my children that day.  What I do know is that over the course of a normal afternoon I took the time to watch a documentary that changed my perspective on every single food item I had served my children - for their entire lives.

I didn't know!  I had no clue what a GMO was.

The documentary I watched is Genetic Roulette. I was stunned.  The Corn Flakes, the peanut butter, the jelly, the bread, the chips, the dip, the chocolate chips... nearly everything I had offered my children that day was made with genetically modified ingredients!  Overwhelming?  YES!

But I did not let the new knowledge go.  I was on a mission to figure out how to get these ingredients out of my home.  And after months of research and perseverance, I did it.  If I can do this, anyone can.  Your first step?  Educate yourself.  You can get an idea by watching this small YouTube clip.


I would suggest taking an hour of your day and renting the full version which you can get here:  http://geneticroulettemovie.com/.

Watch the documentary and then come back and visit this blog. Together we will figure out how to clean up our pantries!

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