Here’s a quick one about corn. I think it demonstrates GMO better than a lot of Frankenfood arguments. So, what is Corn? Corn started out as something similar to Teosinte, a grain that is part of the grass family. It was cultivated and selectively bred from about 900 AD till the modern day. In that…
Category: organic
What is GMO? Will it kill us all?
Well it’s a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) and, of course, it’s entirely clear what that means: An organism that has been modified genetically by humans. I think this is completely unclear and as a result has spread fear and ignorance through our population. How is GMO undefined? Just to say something is genetically modified does…
The Effects of Refining Wheat into Flour
A recent Facebook post stated we lose 95% of nutrients through the refining of wheat into enriched white flour. So I decided to do some fact checking to see if this was true. I spent some time gathering data on the nutritional value of wheat as well as the effects of flour refining and enrichment…
Inorganic Food
One of the many things that annoy me is the use of the word organic. Organic chicken, organic beef, organic vegetables, organic fruit, what’s the distinction? I wrote a blog post about organic food to help you understand what “organic” might mean. At the Rock Show We were at the OMSI and there was a…
Organic
I have been seeing and hearing this word being used more and more. It is proudly displayed on produce, food products, clothing, fuel, pesticides as well as a descriptive term to differentiate products of the same type. It is seen too often and is improperly used and I want it to stop. Another rant? Yes,…
Jolly Green Giant
It seems to be the trend that the general public views Green as a good thing and the advertising community is taking advantage of it. At first it was mostly companies that were already moving that direction. It then moved to the companies that didn’t need to make much of a change to add “green”…
Au Natural
I saw a commercial for an all new Pizza from Pizza Hut. They said it is all natural which sounds nice, but then a thought occured to me. What the heck have they been serving us so far? A synthetic pizza? I understand the need to add a “green” item to the menu, but implying…