Non-GMO and Organic Food Labels

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Non-GMO

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Not changed by humans. The way God intended our food to be.

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What foods do we look for this symbol on?

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Anything made with fruits or vegetables. Also some dairy products like yogurt and eggs.

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Organic

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Food grown with no chemicals or other yucky stuff.

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What foods do we look for this symbol on?

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Dairy, sweets, fruits, vegetables, grains, meats... (ALL OF OUR FOOD!)

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Who decides in a food can have the label "organic"?

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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Who decides if a food is "Non-GMO verified"?

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The Non-GMO Project (an independent group that is not part of our government.)

BUT!!!!!

If a food is certified "USDA Organic" then it also has to be Non-GMO (even if it doesn't have the Non-GMO Project Verified symbol.)

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Which symbol is more important?

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The USDA Organic symbol is more important. USDA Organic tells you that it is non-GMO, but non-GMO verified doesn't tell you if it is organic or not.

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To find a healthy food or health product, we want to look for the one with ______ ingredients

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To find a healthy food or health product, we want to look for the one with __LESS__ ingredients

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If you see ingredients with numbers in it, is that an organic product?

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No! Those numbers are a clue that the ingredient is a chemical. We don't want any chemicals in our bodies!

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Which ingredient would you pick for your food:

apples

or

organic apples

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Choose the organic apples.

If it doesn't say "organic" next to a fruit or vegetable name, then it might have chemicals or GMOs and we don't want those poisons in our bodies!