justwanttobehealthyandfit:

Cinnamon facts

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icanhasflatstomachplez:

Check this out! It’s the same golden delicious apple. The apple to the left was grown in NY State, and the apple to the right was grown somewhere in the U.S. The amish farmer I got my apples from didn’t speak english :( so I didn’t get to ask him any questions. BUT, when in doubt and your produce has a sticker— this is how to read it!

• If your produce has 4 digits starting with a 3 or 4, it means the produce was  conventionally grown. The produce was sprayed with weed killers and chemical pesticides, meaning it was “conventionally grown, but not organic.”

• If it has 5 digits, and begins with a 9, it means that the produce was organically grown. You can be sure that this produce was not treated with any chemicals.

• A 5 digit code that begins with an 8 indicates that the produce was genetically modified (man intervened by manipulating the genes to produce a larger or brighter colored food). This produce may have been chemically treated.

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FDA Recommends Genetically Modified Salmon for US Market

The Food and Drug Administration has completed its highly anticipated evaluation of the world’s first genetically engineered (GE) fish for human consumption, and passed a document supporting its commercialization on the US market to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final approval, reports the Talking Points Memo.

The FDA findings, however, weren’t released to the public, preventing people from making their own completely informed decision on whether or not to eat genetically engineered fish.

Still, experts have plenty to say about why genetically modified salmon could be dangerous to our health. (continue reading…)

primaltoad:

There is so much wrong with Florida tomatoes it’s hard to believe that anyone will touch them. One farmer tells author Barry Estabrook “I get paid per pound. I don’t get paid a cent for taste.”

His quote pretty much sums up the state of our food industry.

It’s disturbing how out of control our portions are.

Saves hundreds of lobbyists jobs.

wholeistichealth:

Genetically Modified Organism

This is a fancy way of saying [in one deep breath], “A government approved program of the use of genetic altering injections and manipulations of food genes to produce a food product that is resistant to chemicals, toxins, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides all for the name of a profit at the expense of the consumers health.” [phewwwww]

This shit is BANNED in Europe and other intelligent countries, yet the US government and FDA will tell us that it is perfectly safe to eat GMO foods.

93% of Soy in the US is GMO

86% of Corn in the US is GMO

93% of Cotton in the US is GMO

93% of Canola (rapeseed) in the US is GMO

95% of Beet Sugar in the US is GMO

RICE, CANE SUGAR, ALFALFA, PAPAYA, SQUASH, and PEPPERS are a few others on the list.

Funny thing, Soy, Corn, and Canola are basically in EVERYTHING. Take a gander at your ingredient labels and you’ll most likely find soy, soybean, soybean oil, tofu, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn, corn oil, vegetable oil (corn!), dextrose and maltodextrin (corn!), high fructose corn syrup (drinks), canola oil and rapeseed (both laced with the toxin, hexane). 

The deal is this: If the packaging or ingredient label doesn’t say “Made without GMO products” then you’re eating a GMO PRODUCT. It’s not a food, it’s a science experiment and we’re the guinea pigs left to suffer… or to invest more of our money in the government-run drug companies to get “healthy.”

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get-thinspiration:

HA! i told my dad tub butter was better

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