GMO Food

Every time you watch the news read the newspaper or surf the web, GMO foods keep getting mentioned. But do most of us even know what GMO Foods are? GMO foods that are genetically modified foods that have foreign genes from other foods and plants. I know your probably wondering why do we even care if our food is a GMO or not. some of the reasons that we should care is because foods that have been genetically modified have not been proven to be safe. GMOs require massive amounts of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.

Top 10 genetically modified foods

 

1. Corn

2.Soy

3. Papaya

4. Rice

5.Potatoes

6. Tomatoes

7.  Peas

8. Dairy products

9. Cotton seed

10.Rapeseed(canola)

 

 

Companies against GMO labeling

 

 

1.Goya

2. Post

3. Sara Lee

4. Del Monte

5. Heinz

6. Ocean Spray

7. Nestle

8. Kraft foods

9.Coca Cola

10. Welch's

11.Hershey

12. Godiva

13. Hormel foods

14. McCormick

15. Sargento

16. Land O Lakes

17.Smuckers

18.Morton

19.Kellogs

20. Dean Foods

21.Tree Top

 

These are not all of the companies of course this is just to give you some idea of what we are dealing with in the United States of America

 

So the next time your watching the new and they start to mention GMO, instead of you going here we go again please pay close attention to what is said. Because this can affect your health, the health of your family and those around you.

 

 

Until the next time your Homegirl of Health has the hot 411 on the health tip, remember no prescription is needed.