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Monsanto taking over grocery stores!
I made cornbread from scratch today, thinking that it would be healthier than the boxed mixes. Then I got to thinking, my corn meal is not organic, and probably from GM corn. At least I tried...
I looked online to see if Cheerios are GM, which they are. I came across a website that lists many groceries and products that are GM.
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=44805
The list is crazy. We're slowly making changes to be mostly organic. As of right now, we grow, can, and freeze most veggies. Most meat we eat is hormone and antibiotic free and free range, but not necessarily organic. We don't eat any processed or boxed things, I make everything from scratch.
By looking at that list, it looks like we have a lot more changes to make.
Re: Monsanto taking over grocery stores!
sad to say, but it's easier to shop with a list of things that AREN'T gmo, than to look at things that are. A few of the stores on my island have the pamphlet there for free, and I know supergreen has one she's emailed to people in the past. It's really disheartening though.
eta: this is the one http://nongmoshoppingguide.com/
The closest Trader Joe's is 2.5 hours away. I've been there once. I wish I could shop their stores online!!
Thanks for the non GMO guide. It will be helpful shopping in my small town!
One question...if we eat meat that is hormone and antibiotic free, but the cow may still eat GM feed, will that still affect us? It's probably not as bad as eating GM corn ourselves, right? And at least it's a step above conventional since it is still antibiotic and hormone free..
I agree that unfortunately it's easier to shop with a list of things that aren't GMO, since pretty much every processed food is. As the shopping guide says, the easiest way to cut your GMO intake is to avoid the Big Four: Cotton, Canola, Corn, and Soy. So you have to avoid ubiqitous (sp) ingredients like "vegetable oil", since it's almost definetely corn, canola, or soybean oil; no additives like soy lecthin or HFCS; and no plain "sugar" either, since that's likely GMO beet sugar. I know it seems like a lot to do, but once you learn what foods to avoid, you'll be choosing healthier food for your families.
Let us know if you're having trouble with a particular product, like say potato chips, because I probably have a non-GMO brand that I buy.
As far as meat, I'm not aware of any studies on the effect of eating meat that was fed GMO grain. Yes, antibiotic and hormone free is a good step above conventional. If you way to take another step to avoid GMOs, buy grass fed beef and pasture-raised chicken and pork from a local farm at your Farmer's Market or CSA. You can ask the farmer what they supplement their grass with during the winter. A steak from the grocery store, even one that's antibiotic and hormone free, will have been fed GMO corn in confinement.
What rock have I been living under? I didn't know this about regular sugar. I get turbinado sugar....I think the one I get is organic and I'm pretty sure it says pure cane sugar on the bin. But if it doesn't, could it be from beets?
Tired after a long morning of hiking and swimming.
You're buying the right stuff. I buy foods made with "cane sugar," which is what we all think of when we think of sugar. If you see just "sugar" on the label, it's likely from GMO sugar beets.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/kelloggs.cfm
Just a thought on meat. I think sometimes that people worry about antibiotic free and organic labels too much. Like organic is the be all and end all.
I was watching No Impact Man and they made a good point about organic dairy. The farmer said he is not labeled organic b/c he can't treat a cow with antibiotics if need be.
I'm going to try to just buy local as much as possible this year. A lot of small farmers do not participate in overuse of antibiotics but will use only as needed. I guess that involves research on my part. Like asking at the meat market, farmers market etc.