As a mother that is beyond concerned
with what I allow my kids to eat, I have placed a large sign on my head that yells
"helicopter mom". In my particular area, we are considered as being
weird. This is ok with me! I would rather be labeled weird and know the truth
about what I am eating!
I admit we are not 100% perfect! By any
means!! We do, at times slip into eating chemicals. I am DETERMINED to get
better and to be closer to 100% no chemicals, no junk food, no fake food, only
real food that feeds and helps our body.
As I stated earlier, in my current area,
it is hard to eat and live the way we do; much different from Austin. It is somehow not
normal to eat what God has provided us, it is not normal to limit sugar and
junk. I know people who let their kids live off macaroni and cheese, fries and
pizza! Of course, they do not eat much better themselves.
I was speaking to a 17 year old, the
other day; he said he is not concerned with what he eats. I told him what GMO's
can do your body, he simply said, "I have lived this long without problems,
I am sure I will be fine." That my friends, is how so much of our nation
thinks; if it has not happened yet, then I am good.
I often think of how this is going to
affect all of us. We as a large group of people are not fighting for our right
not to be experimented on by large moneymaking bullies. We can ban together and
fight it!
In 60 countries and counting, GMO's are
restricted and banned. Just recently, China has rejected GMO US corn, that is
908,800-tonnes since November. They have decided to use Ukraine's non-GMO corn
totally 479,758-tonnes since November and 77,936-tonnes non-GMO corn from
Thailand (reuters.com).
Therefore, I wonder, why are Americans not
standing up and fighting. I know a lot of us are, I know the movement is
happening, but why not more. Here is what I think:
1.
Americans care too much about what people will say about them (being the
"weird" ones).
2.
Americans are too concerned with what they like, they don't want to get rid of
the diet coke (even though its killing them).
3.
Americans have forgotten to stand up and fight!! (not sure how this one
happened, we are a very young country, we have always fought for what is
right).
4.
Americans trust these bullies and counterparts.
5.
Americans believe studies these bullies come up with, instead of trusting the
studies from universities, other countries and peer reviewed journals.
6.
Americans do not care about their health in general.
I
do not mean to sound pessimistic and when I say Americans I do not mean every
single person, I am talking about us as a group.
So what can we do as a group of non-GMO,
organic, loving the earth people?! We
can help them see the importance of changing.
1.
Tell people all the time about the importance of buying non-GMO food.
2.
Write to congress, senate, and any politician you can.
3.
DO NOT eat GMO foods, DO NOT buy it and DO NOT support it, in any way.
4.
Sign petitions Take Action Now.
5.
DO NOT support local farmers that use GMO or other chemicals.
6.
Start a garden.
7.
Buy meat that is grass fed only. If they have had other foods them make sure it was organic foods (such as pigs and chickens, they usually eat scrapes).
8.
Start an organic group in your area, especially if there are not a lot of
resources in your area.
9.
Continue to research and educate yourself about it.
If
you make a mistake and eat GMO's or non-organic food, then get back on track,
fast!
It
is hard to go to gatherings, birthdays, and even out to dinner without messing
up. I know this all too well. Just last week, we went to a birthday party. My
kids were hungry and wanted to participate with all their friends. I gave in. I
felt horrible while they ate, I felt sick after we came home then guilty the
next day.
Can I say this is somehow wrong to feel these emotions, it is as if I was allowing my kids to indulge in a drug, but I guess in some sense it is. It is not good for their body, it can be addictive and it should be illegal. In addition, after my kids eat that stuff, they become as though they are on drugs. They do not concentrate, they whine, they do not listen, and they bounce off the walls, later they feel ill and a detox is needed! It really is not worth it!!
I
called a friend and told her what I did, asked what she does in times like
that. She said she stuffs her kids before they leave home, gives them snack on
the way there and reminds them that they cannot have the food and would allow
them to have a small slice of cake. I think that is good advice. I think what
we will try to do, is to leave before the food part next time and maybe I will
make cake or cupcakes to take with us.
I
would love to know what your family does to avoid these situations and how you
support the non-GMO movement!
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