A simple way to eliminate foods from you diet that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically engineered (GE) foods, as well as fungicides, pesticides, herbicides and other harmful chemicals.
Rule 1:
Change slowly so that you don't get frustrated and think it is impossible. You must consider that all the foods that you consume now contain GMOs (or GE foods) Remember that this change is life long commitment. Slow, small, constant changes are easier for your body, mind, taste preferences and budget to handle. Try change one food a week. For example I would first start with your breakfast cereal and Tortilla chips. They are easy to change. Lunch is the hardest to change if you eat out at a restaurants or eat packaged meals from the frozen food aisle at your grocery store. Lunch will take the longest. Breakfast and dinner is the easiest since you probably eat at home. Dinners at restaurants are the next hardest since you have few choices and you have to do a lot of research and talk to the owner and chef. You won't be the first one to ask questions regarding GMOs.
Rule 2:
Assume that all restaurants and all prepared and processed packaged foods contain GMO foods. Don't try to find out if the foods you are eating now have GMOs. It will take forever. Change to brand that are researched by others. Look up items that state non-GMOs from lists of links below. The words like organic, natural, healthy, range free will confuse you. The labels must say 100% Organic or have a non-GMO label. Each product must be researched by an independent sources and not by the company that makes the product. If it does not say " non GMO " is probably isn't.- List of Non-GMO and GMO products
- List of Non-GMO Foods
- List of Non-GMO food companies and a list of brands
- July 2013 largest list with printable Non-GMO brands
- List of Non-GMO retailers
- List of Non-GMO companies
- Non-GMO Shopping Guide in SPANISH
- Whole foods market Non-GMO product list
- Non-GMO Shopping Guide
- How to avoid GMOs in foods
- Greenpeace shoppers guide to a Non-GMO diet
- APPs to help avoid GMOs
Rule 3:
As you slowly change your eating lifestyle, you will find the certain foods are very hard to change. Kick that food change down the road and start changing something else that might easier. Don't try to be perfect. Listen to your body and especially your digestive system. Do I feel comfortable. GMOs affect the digestive system. Once you change you will feel the difference.Rule 4:
Eat organic heirloom wheat. Remember all modern wheat has been modified in the 1970 by gene splicing. Heirloom varieties of wheat are hard to find but many restaurants buy it.Here is a list of AZ suppliers. It is hard to find bread without modern wheat. I make my own with a bread machine. Here is a list of local suppliers of Sonoran wheat flour.
Local suppliers of Hayden flour mill products.
Rule 5:
Eat grass-fed 100 % organic, free range chicken, eggs, beef, porkEat only wild fish.
Here is a list of AZ beef suppliers:
- Topline foods.mail order and comparisons
- Arizona Srv beef
- Date Creek Ranch in Wickenburg AZ
- Whole Foods
- Sprouts Market
- Call local butchers
Rule 6:
Drink a substitute for milk and teas for soft drinks. I like almond milk and I have my own special blend of teas and herbs. I use organic liquid stevia and honey from bee hives in the desert for a sweetener.Rule 7:
Allow extra time every day for cooking unless you found a restaurant that you trust by talking to the cook and owner. You will not be the first one that asked them the question.Rule 8
Write your President, Congressman and Senators about your situation and that you want to live without GMOs until they have been tested. Why should there be a patent rights on GMO foods. I have no patent rights if I breed a better plant the traditional way. Something is wrong here.Sign the Pledge and download your boycott guide and poster
