Do yourself a favor, watch "The World According to Monsanto"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvGddgHRQyg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OfO2IB6xVw&feature=endscreen&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVIR56CIxpw&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkS7vUz7Z5s&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh3yisj_1Bg&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4U3BUUsOCQ&feature=fvwrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_eHoaaSwio&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIQaumgRD3Q&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP6_M_K6MDA&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmxbNeFiXbw&feature=relmfu

You should be outraged.  

Future Mothers Pay Attention!

Diabetes is a very serious problem.  Check out this Los Angeles Times article from November 16, 2012.

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-diabetes-cdc-20121116,0,1978788.story

Pay attention to the sugar you are eating.  Especially with foods labeled low fat.  They are only able to make those low fat foods taste good because they load it full of sugar instead.  I just realized that the yogurt I like to eat had 16g of sugar. They add sugar to most everything these days, even bread.

This is especially important to expecting mothers...don't pump your kid full of insulin!  If you want to learn more about how sugar effects the body watch this documentary.  

http://www.uctv.tv/skinny-on-obesity/ 

RECOMMENDED GRAMS OF SUGAR FOR MEN

As caloric and nutritional intakes vary between men and women, so do recommendations for sugar grams. The American Heart Association states that men should not consume more than 9 tbsp. of sugar in a day. This measurement of sugar equates to a recommended limit of 45 g of sugar per day for men.

RECOMMENDED GRAMS OF SUGAR FOR WOMEN

The recommended sugar intake for women is less than that of men. The AHA advises women to limit their intake of sugar to 6 tbsp. of sugar each day. This translates to a daily recommended limit of 30 g of sugar.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/474832-recommended-grams-of-sugar-per-day/

My guilty pleasure.  I don't buy these all the time but they are NON GMO so they are somewhat guilt free.  They are delicious too! We paid $4.99 at Sprouts and $3.99 at Smart and Final for the same size bag, just an FYI.

They seem to be a respectible company as well http://www.kettlebrand.com/about_us/sustainability/
They convert their left over vegeitable oil into biodiesel and use wind and solar power in their production.

Trader Joe's Label is NON GMO!!!

Super News!

Trader Joe's labeled products are sourced from NON-GMO Ingredients

Trader Joe's Website Verification

Look at the bottom of this link

I even called my local store to confirm. As of right now the Trader Joe's employee I spoke to said he didn't know if Trader Joe's would be specially labeling their brand as NON-GMO, but I suggested that they do.

My lunch tomorrow:

Thanks to Erin Weidemann for finding this info today. 

Today's yummy NON GMO find!



Hello All! In my quest for Non GMO foods I ventured to Mother's Market in search of something frozen that I could eat for lunch at work.  I had about 5 minutes to find something and stumbled upon a product by Helen's Kitchen - Veggie Fajita Bowl. 

 

 

 

This GMO Free Label is a bit different from others but always try to spot that on your products.  There are so many that say it.  I will say the meal was very good.  Way lower in sugar than many other microwave lunch items and not too bad in carbs.  Does have a bit more sodium than I would like though.  Also, it only cost $4.89! I am usually in a rush to eat lunch and unless I have leftovers it is a struggle to find non GMO food items at the Deli in my building.  I look forward to eating more of these for lunch.