ARTICLE: Eat Better, Choose GMO Foods!

Below is an excerpt of Sarah Schultz's article, Eat Better, Choose GMO Foods!

How does reading that title make you feel: “Eat better, choose GMO foods“? For me as a skeptical consumer, first and foremost, I want to know the “why”? Why will choosing GMO foods be “eating better” for me and my family? Are they more healthy and nutritious? Are they better for the environment? What makes them better and why should I choose them? Surely this statement is bound to ruffle some feathers and make a lot of people downright frustrated and angry.

Now how about if we switch out GMO foods with organic? “Eat better, choose organic.” I would bet that the latter statement would be well received by many and not given a second thought by most. Well, I’m not most people because it immediately caught my attention and angered me at the grocery store this morning.

This is a picture from the produce section in our local Sobey’s grocery store. I have mindfully chosen not to purchase from Sobeys for the last year because chef Jamie Oliver is their spokesperson. However, after they pulled through for me this weekend with amazing customer service when I needed a last minute birthday cake, I wanted to give them another try. I’m sad to report, today will be my last trip ever into a Sobey’s or Safeway store. I don’t agree with Mr. Oliver’s views on the conventional agriculture industry and his push to “vote for organic food“.

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