GMOs are not bad for you! If you have been in the vicinity of any granola-crunching health mom, you might have heard about GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. Basically, they are any organism that has been introduced to another organism’s DNA and combined to create something completely new. Why on Earth people think this is bad beats me. Corn is a GMO, which has been altered and changed since the beginning to allow better crops and more bountiful harvests. GMOs are actually one of the most tested food products out there, going through intense screenings and studies between 7-10 years to make sure they are safe for consumption.
For some reason, people tend to believe that every single food item is out to make us sick and kill our children. First eggs are bad for you, then they’re the next super food. Wine kills, wine makes you a god. Now GMOs are in the spotlight as the all-star North American killer. I’m sure half the products health moms shove in their faces to keep them young are way less healthy than a juicy, plump strawberry that has been altered genetically. Just because “genetics” and “DNA” sound scary and are factors in GMOs, does not mean our food is being subjected to witchcraft. GMOs are another positive step to science, and I don’t plan to stay in the medieval ages.
