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Patriotism on a Plate

"Patriotism on a Plate" is a must-see talk given by Robyn O'Brien that she presented at Tedx Austin 2011 . She shares her amazing journey with her own child's food allergies, her type-A personality to find out why so many of our children now have food allergies, why our food industry is affecting the health of our nation, and why organics cost so much. This is brilliant, informative, eye-opening, and inspiring to all of us to make big or little changes to move ourselves, our families, and our country, patriotically, into a healthier, happier, and more economically sound future.

Buying GMO Free Foods

Here are some excellent resources for buying and consuming GMO-Free foods. Get the GMO FREE SHOPPING GUIDE: http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/ Remember the four simple tips to avoid GMOs: From: http://www.responsibletechnology.org/buy-non-gm Tip #1: Buy Organic Organic producers cannot intentionally use GMOs. Tip #2: Look for "Non-GMO" Verified Seals Tip #3: Avoid At-Risk Ingredients If it's not labeled organic, or doesn't have a Non-GMO Project Verified Seal , then avoid processed food products ingredients made with these GM crops: Corn, Soybeans, Canola, Cottonseed and Beet sugar. Corn Corn flour, meal, oil, starch, gluten, and syrups Sweeteners such as fructose, dextrose, and glucose Modified food starch* Soy Soy flour, lecithin, protein, isolate, and isoflavone Vegetable oil* and vegetable protein* Canola Canola oil (also called rapeseed oil) Cotton Cottonseed oil Sugar Avoid anything not listed as 100% cane sugar since GM beet sugar recently enter...