A Label You Should Know

Have you taken the time to research the GMO issue yet?  If so, and if you're like me, you may be tempted to stick your head in the sand and forget the whole thing.  I agree, is seems overwhelming.  But WAIT... just take this thing one step at a time and I promise, you will get there.

Until you are knowledgeable about all of the GMO ingredients out there, and until you become adept at what to look for, it is quite likely that your grocery cart will be loaded with less than ideal food sources.  If an item you are purchasing is USDA organic, GMO ingredients will not be used in the product.  That is one way to avoid supporting GMO crops.

Another way is to look for this label on products that you purchase:

In fact, for a wealth of information on GMOs, the nongmoproject.org website is a wonderful place to start!  You can even look up your favorite food items and see if they are verified non-GMO.  For example, a quick browse through the verified products shows that Hodgson Mill, a brand I have used often in baking, has many products verified to be GMO-free and more of their products in the process of verification.  I like feeling confident that I am feeding my family foods that have not been tampered with genetically.  This might not be so difficult after all!

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!