Hell No GMOs...Eww Gross, Monsanto!!
Don't Eat Thattttt...It Ain't Real, Bro!
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| Wake up people! |
I am a big advocate for heirloom seeds and organic farming practices. The GMO industry bully farmers looking out for their consumers, while hiding facts, creating superweeds, destroying our soil, and stuffing us full of chemicals and alien-food. If the GMO product is so wonderful, why are restaurants, markets, and companies afraid to advertise or label their GMO usage?
What in tarnation are GMOs?
GMOs are an alien species brought to earth, to destroy the human race one horribly disastrous meal at a time...! They are "Genetically Modified Organisms" and what I consider to be, a big problem. The GM seeds produce crops, fruits, and vegetables that are incredibly hazardous to our health, environment, animals, farms, and food industry.
A list of countries that have banned GMOs.
And, where did they come from?!
Monsanto is a biotechnology company responsible for producing GE seeds and a very hazardous chemical called Roundup. Prepare to be amazed and appalled when you find out that they produce the following crops: Wheat, Corn, Soybean, Alfalfa, Canola, Sorghum and Sugarbeets (check out the recent Maize battle)...Not bad enough?? They're messin' with our fruits and veggies too!! Check out all of the produce seeds created by Seminis and De Ruiter.
Problems with GMOs
- Unsustainable: GMOs are a patented seed and sold for a one-time use. Farmers are NOT allowed to save their seeds for later harvests. It is against the law as Monsanto owns every seed sold and any seed that tangos with their seeds. Lay off the farmers, jerks!
- Roundup chemical: Monsanto's cash crops are genetically modified to withstand the powerful chemical, glyphosate, which is found in their must-need-for-the-seed weed killer, Roundup...rakin' in the $$!
- Aren't a Must: We can produce higher yields of real corn than GMO Corn...ask this Iowa Farmer.
- Hazardous to our Health: GMOs are detrimental to our health and have been linked to: obesity- "Amerifats", tumors and organ damage, cellular damage, infertility, cancer, birth defects, child and adult food allergies, and pretty much everything terrible that you can think of...
- 10 Reasons Monsanto's the Devil
- Water Pollution: Seawater and Groundwater
- Harms and Kills Animals: Recent Pig Study-Digestive and Reproductive problems, Dead Cattle, Cattle Abortions, Tumors, Sheep and Goat Deaths, Pigs-Tumors, Deaths, and Health, China Pig Deaths, etc...and, your pet feed is full of this too!!
It is terrible that companies are not required to label their GMO products and animal feed. So, that makes it our responsibility to hold these companies responsible by purchasing solely organic products. If we do not support the GMO Industry, we will defeat it.
Any foods that do not state organic (fruits and veggies are still mostly okay and have a fewer chance of GMOs, but be careful, they are out there and will be on our market in full force soon), have high fructose corn syrup, MSG (corn-based), animals fed non-organic grains, or foods made with corn, vegetable, or canola oil...yup, prolly a GMO, ugghh!! Oh, and, natural does NOT mean organic, those sneaky GMOs.
Any foods that do not state organic (fruits and veggies are still mostly okay and have a fewer chance of GMOs, but be careful, they are out there and will be on our market in full force soon), have high fructose corn syrup, MSG (corn-based), animals fed non-organic grains, or foods made with corn, vegetable, or canola oil...yup, prolly a GMO, ugghh!! Oh, and, natural does NOT mean organic, those sneaky GMOs.
- Sodas, Wheat Beer, Flavored Water, Colored Juices, Juice Boxes, and Sports Drinks.
- Milk, Chocolate Milk, Soy Milk (Silk Brand is GMO-free), and Baby Formula. EW MILK!
- Processed Dinners, Boxed Meals, and Frozen Dinners- throw out your crappy Lean Cuisine!
- Cereal, Cereal Bars, Grits, and Cream of Wheat.
- Crackers, Chips, Cookies, and Bakery Items.
- Bread, Pizza Dough, (HT Subs, Panera Bread, Jersey Mikes).
- Pasta, Dumplings, and Tortilla Chips & Shells.
- Deli Meats and Cheeses (like Boar's Head)
- GMO Papayas have been approved in the US but not Europe.
Restaurants
If they don't say organic ingredients, you betcha'...they only use GMOs! I have written to so many places, with very little responses. I'm assuming they aren't proud of their products. I hope that my list will continue to grow and feel free to spread the word by giving a shout-out to your favorite No-GMO places!
To Avoid:
To Avoid:
- All Fast Food Restaurants
- Sodas: Coca-Cola and Pepsi
- Cafes and Sandwich Shops: If they aren't healthy places, they'll use GMO options. Any companies that use Boar's Head Meats or Cheeses.
- Mexican, Italian, Greek, Asian Restaurants unless stating organic food options.
- The Majority of Corporate and Chain Restaurants are all GMO lovers.
- Panera Bread (uses GMO Food and Animal Feed)
- Ducksworth's Grill & Taphouse
- The Melting Pot
- Dean and Deluca (stated, they could not list whether or not there were GMOs)
- Chipotle (uses GMO Food and Animal Feed)
- Jersey Mikes, Subway, HT Subs.
- Boar's Head Meats and Cheeses (GMO Feed)
- Maggiano's (GMO Food and Animal Feed)
- The Cheesecake Factory: (GMO Food and Animal Feed)
- Mortimers (Boar's Head products)
It's important for us to acknowledge and support the restaurants that focus on feeding us "real food" containing natural ingredients that help our bodies, not hinder. So, I have done some research and also found a great list of brands that are okay to consume and some places in Charlotte that don't use GMOs...our body's will thank us later, and the list will get bigger!
- Don't Eat Out..start your own organic garden!
- Upstream: Grass-fed Cattle- still have GMOs so, you will have to ask which dishes).
- Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream- they have listened and removed GMOs
- The Baby Grocery Store
- Pure Pizza: 100% organic
- Smoothie King: Only fruits are non-GMO
- Zada Jane's Corner Cafe- Organic Produce and animal feed. Breakfast All Day!
- Jason's Deli (not all but a lot of organic stuff)
- Nova's Bakery
- The Healthy Home Market, Earth Fare, Whole Foods Market, and The Fresh Market
- Papi Queso Food Truck (CLT Eats- YUMM)
- Luna's Living Kitchen: Juice and Smoothie Bar
Starting on Monday, May 13th, take your hardest Trendy Kendie Challenge yet, The N-O GMO Challenge! No GMOs for 2 weeks...think you can handle it?!
Take The N-O GMO "2 week" Challenge!
Beginning: Monday, May 13-27
Beginning: Monday, May 13-27
HAPPY EATING!
