If you don't have access to organic
foods, here are some things you should now before you go to your local
supermarket
You Can't Avoid It!
Many big-name products include genetically modified ingredients:
Coca-Cola (corn syrup and/or Aspartame), Fritos (corn), Green Giant
Harvest Burgers (soy), McDonald's french fries (potatoes), Nestle's
chocolate (soy), Karo corn syrup (corn), NutraSweet (Aspartame), Kraft
salad dressings (canola oil), Fleishmann's margarine (soy), Similac infant
formula (soy), Land o' Lakes butter (rBGH), Cabot Creamery Butter
(rBGH).
If you want to completely avoid genetically modified products, stay away from
non-organic tomatoes, potatoes, corn, soy, canola and yellow squash.
Avoid corn syrup and fructose, which are in almost all beverages and sodas
(even health food brands) and in almost all sweet products, yogurt and
aspirin. Stay away from non-organic corn oil, cornstarch, corn meal, baking soda,
baking powder, glycose syrup. Avoid soy; soy flour in baked goods, pizza,
cookies, cakes, pasta; fillers in meat products (for example Big Macs),
vegetarian meat substitutes (for example tofu, tofu burgers, tofu hot dogs),
soy milk, infant formula, babyfoods; diet and protein shakes, protein bars;
chocolate and candy bars; margarine; ice cream; pet food; soy oil in salad
dressings and snack chips; soy sauce; lecithin and soy lecithin. In all, well
over 30,000 products.
Aspartame-the artificial sweetener Equal or NutraSweet-contains a
genetically engineered enzyme, and so do most non-organic cheeses. Amylase
(used in making bread, flour, whole wheat flour, cereals, starch), Catalase
(used in making soft drinks, egg whites, liquid whey) and Lactase are all
genetically altered.
Most livestock and commercial seafood are being fed genetically modified
feed. Commercial pork has been genetically altered with DNA from human
beings.
What Can I Do?
As you can see it is nearly impossible to avoid genetically modified foods
when buying at the supermarket. If you can't get your hands on Organic
Foods you really only have one other option: Your own organic garden.
Learn more about how to make your own Organic Garden
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What is GE?
