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Autumn helping make pancakes with organic, non-gmo ingredients

There is very little real food left in this world it seems, it is worth it to educate yourself about GMO's and learn how to find the food amongst all the food-like products that clutter the grocery store shelves! here are a couple of links to websites that can help!

1. The Non-GMO Project

 Non-GMO project in Canada!

Product Verification - North America’s Only Independent Verification of Non-GMO Products

The retailers who started the Non-GMO Project were motivated by a simple idea: they believed that consumers in North America should have access to clearly-labeled non-GMO food and products, now and in the future. That conviction continues to be the guiding force behind the Non-GMO Project, which offers North America’s only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.

This website is full of great information and resources....

• GMO facts
• Lists of  Non-GMO verified products and restaurants
• resources and information 
• how to take action now

http://www.nongmoproject.org

2. Top Seven Genetically Modified Crops

http://www.honeycolony.com/article/top-seven-genetically-modified-crops/

Jan 22 2013

By The Hive
Most of the government-approved, made in the U.S.A. food we eat is poisoned. That may sound like a pitch for a sci-fi novel, but unless a growing body of research is all wrong, a tainted food supply is the reality here in America. Take genetically modified foods, for example, which are linked to a long list of health problems, from food allergies and cell damage in humans, to tumors, liver problems, sterility and high infant mortality rates in rats.

read the list here: http://www.honeycolony.com/article/top-seven-genetically-modified-crops/

3. GMO Inside.org

http://gmoinside.org/

Because we have the right to know what’s in our food!

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Large agribusiness and chemical companies oppose our right to know when foods have GMOs. These are the same companies that put GMOs out on the market without adequate testing – turning us all into lab rats in a giant science experiment.
GMO Inside is a campaign dedicated to helping all Americans know which foods have GMOs inside, and the non-GMO verified and organic certified alternatives to genetically engineered foods. We believe that everyone has a right to know what’s in their food and to choose foods that are proven safe for themselves, their families, and the environment.
GMO Inside gives people information and tools, and provides a place for a growing community of people from all walks of life, to share information and actions around genetically engineered foods. Join the campaign at www.gmoinside.org, and take part in the GMO Inside community on Facebook and Twitter.
If you are represent an organization or a business that supports a healthy food system that is non-GMO and good for people and the planet, please join the GMO Inside coalition. We welcome you to post your news and information on our Facebook page, would love to get all of your events and programs on our calendar and interview you for our featured partner section of our website!

Eating Raw Foods

I had been meaning to do some research on eating Raw foods and what the perceived benefits and negatives were associated with it, when I came across this video "Ageless Woman". WOW.  I am now seriously interested in researching this eating lifestyle.

It seems there are some that take this to nearly religious, nearly fanatical levels in their lifes and others (thankfully) who are, or seem to be well informed about where they are getting all their nutrition from, what the pitfalls of this type of eating has, and are willing to share. There are a plethora of websites and videos on Youtube about this diet.

One of the people that I found interesting AND informative (besides raw food advocate Annette Larkins from the video above) was a man named Markus Rothkranz . Annette wowed me, especially when they interviewed her husband! Her story is jaw-dropping and inspiring. Markus made a raw diet actually seem real, not just chowing down on a veggie tray; but delicious sounding recipes and real advice about what people who choose to follow this way of eating need to consider.

I find it all very interesting; before these two videos I dismissed the whole notion, I thought it would be imossible to meet nutritional needs based soley on raw foods. I am not sure I am convinced yet that this would be a diet for me or my family, but I am convinced that more raw foods need to me INCLUDED in our healthy diets.

Learning about raw foods has me question, why DO we cooked so much of our foods, especially the vegetables that taste better raw! How can we incorporate more natural ways of eating into our diets? Well Raw eating certainly is one way to accomplish that!

We are continuing to learn, and then Mykel and I might even do the " go raw for 30 days" experiment, to see how we feel and to understand it. I plan to collect a plethora of raw food recipes between now and then to make sure we are both meeting our nutritional needs and that we aren't jsut living on carrot sticks!

In the meantime, I have already becan to incorporate more raw foods into my menu planning. More of the space on  my family's plates will be filled with nutrious, health benefiting raw foods. Even if that is all anyone ever changed in how they ate, I can't imagine they wouldn't see immense health benefits from it!