October 22, 2014

What exactly is GMO? Thank you Whole Foods Market for the quick video



Thank you Whole Foods Market!  The first time I walked in to one of your markets was after I experienced breast cancer at 38 and had no idea about America's food supply. Have never looked back and thankfully that was over 13 "healthy" years ago.

GMO WHAT = Organisms whose genetic make up (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally.
GMO WHY = Crops are currently modified to survive herbicide treatment, produce their own pesticides and resist certain diseases.
GMO WHERE = In North America, over 70% of our packaged foods contain GMOs.
If you're shopping to avoid GMOs, follow these tips:

1. Go Organic!
2. Look for a seal of approval
3. Consider the additives
4. Eat most of your fruits and veggies
5. Choose dry grains, beans, nuts & seeds
6. Consider animal feed

Whole Foods Market supports your right to know what's in your food!  More on tips on avoiding GMOs and Whole Foods Market's commitment to full GMO transparency here:http://bit.ly/1hDyG1M

Everything you always wanted to know about GMO crops here: FAQs on GMOs

p.s.  Whole Foods Markets has committed to labeling all food products in our US and Canadian stores to indicate whether they contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by 2018.  Many are already labeled and many more will be labels ahead of this deadline.

Best health always,
SuperMom-in-training

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