Recent polls across the world have consistently shown that, if they had a choice, 90% of people would actively seek to avoid GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in their food.
Unfortunately, GMOs are taking over our farmland so quickly, it is virtually impossible to avoid eating GM foods... unless you know what to look for:
HOW TO AVOID GMO FOODS:
1. Look at the stickers on fruit - there is a PLU code with either 4 or 5 numbers. If your fruit's label has 4 numbers, it is conventionally grown. 5 numbers starting with a 9 means it was organically grown, and 5 numbers starting with an 8 means GMO.
2. Buy local & talk to your farmers - this is the best way to ensure you're eating real foods. It's estimated that up to 85% of pre-packaged and processed foods contain GMOs, so buying fresh from the farm is a great way to avoid that.
3. Avoid the Top Four GMO Crops of Soy, Corn, Canola and Cottonseed - most blended oils in North America contain canola and cottonseed. Replacing these with 100% extra virgin olive oil is a safe alternative.
4. Encourage your favorite food providers to label their food GMO-free. We don't need the government to force companies to label their foods, and we're seeing more and more that we as consumers have tremendous power, and if enough of us ask for GMO-free labels, and support the companies that use them, we'll see a huge increase in labeling. And we're already starting to see this.
Get to know the companies that are labeling their foods GMO-free.
5. Buy Organically Grown Food - For now, the organic certification process is a relatively safe bet to ensure your food is free of GMOs, although this may not be the case in the future. Help support global sustainability by purchasing certified organically grown food.
6. Conventional Sugar - Over 90% of this year's sugar beet harvest will be Monsanto's GM Roundup-Ready Sugar Beet. That means if you are using sugar, or eating anything with sugar in it, you're eating GMOs. Alternatives to sugar are listed here.
7. Grow your own food - Plant a garden using heirloom seeds! (thanks to Amy31415 on YouTube for pointing out this important tip!)
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More tips, from A Little Bit of Green - "7 GMO Products I Bet You Are Still Using":
Iodized Salt - Iodine doesn’t like to stick to salt crystals so it needs a little “glue†in the form of corn starch. And the manufacturer doesn’t even have to list it on the label. Isn’t that nice for them.
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables - Have you heard that most fruit and vegetables aren’t GMO? They might not be when they come off the tree but many are by the time they get to the store. Apples, cucumbers and many others are coated with a layer of wax or oil mostly derived from cheap GM corn.
Canned Goods - Nice, cheap citric acid no longer just comes from citrus. Take a look at your canned tomatoes, fruit juice, etc. If they aren’t organic and they say citric acid or absorbic acid you may be looking at code for GM corn.
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SOURCES & MORE RESOURCES:
How to Avoid GMOs in Restaurants
Aaron's Environmental: Organic Certifications, Labels, and What They Mean
Top 5 Ways to Avoid GMOs in Your Food
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TAKE ACTION:
Take the "Replace Roundup" Challenge and help divert millions in revenue from Monsanto!
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The current broken food system exists only through our economic participation... so let's vote with our wallets!
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Thanks for these valuable tips Shelly, I will make sure that I use olive oil and look for labels. I also support the idea of supporting companies who are labeling their products as GMO-free because I believe genetically modified foods are the reason why we're seeing such huge rise in illnesses and then new types of diseases being formed. Not sure what future is going to hold and what we will be eating because as climate change issues, drought issues and food shortages rises, there will be more demand for food and the only way would be GMO. It is shivering.
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I had no idea they purposefully use a numbering scheme on the PLU stickers to dictate whether its organic or not. I will make a more conscious effort when purchasing vegetables. Its comforting to see that have a system in place for that. It at least indicates that they recongize there is a differance and the consumer should have a choice.
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1. Look at the stickers on fruit - there is a PLU code with either 4 or 5 numbers. If your fruit's label has 4 numbers, it is conventionally grown. 5 numbers starting with a 9 means it was organically grown, and 5 numbers starting with an 8 means GMO.
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I have a question, I'm from Canada and I'm pretty sure we share some of the same issues when it comes to products like GMO and regulating bodies like FDA, EPA, and so on. trying to get pregnant quickly, Quite a bit of our legislature and data is taken from those agencies. Yet we also have our differences. I have not yet found anything like what you guys have done here in Canada. Could I be selfish and ask if you can consider the Canadian audience and adapt to us too? Or I would love to network and see if we can get something like that started up here with your help. Thanks alot!!
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