Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to everything that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.
– Genesis 1:29-30
I think you would agree when I say the food of the Genesis era was MUCH different than “plant yielding seed” of today. Oh how incredible it would be to eat a mango, apple or banana from the Garden of Eden – then again they probably looked very different than the fruits you think of today.
Enter GOD food vs “Good” food. GOD food would be reserved for any food that is available today that is as close to the original design as possible – unaltered, non-GMO, organic, heirloom etc. IE – original, unaltered etc. Today its quite common to pickup a fruit, vegetable or any “natural” food product and have it not be a God food. Take the carrot for example – the carrot you know is not a GOD food! Carrots themselves are ancient and naturally occurring, however the modern day, typical orange carrot you think of is MAN MAD, ie “Good food” – its a hybrid. Scientists and researchers have traced the carrot back to dinosaur times but there were no orange carrots then – GOD Carrots are PURPLE or WHITE! It is said that the orange carrot was made by hybridizing Queens Ann Lace with Wild Yam that eventually resulted in what you know as the orange carrot.
Plant hybridization is the process of crossbreeding between genetically dissimilar parent plants to produce a hybrid (one that didn’t naturally exist) – its therefore a GOOD food, not a GOD food.
Common hybridized “Good” fruits include: Banana, Dates, Kiwis, Apples, Pineapple, Citrus, Grapes, Permissions, Papaya and Watermelon.
Common hybridized “Good” vegetables include: Beets, Carrots, Potatoes, Broccolini, Soy, Squash and Broccoli.
Common hybridized “Good” grains include: Thai Coconuts, Corn, Rice, Wheat, Alfalfa Sprouts, Oats, All Legume.
Hybridization vs GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms): Hybridization, while using natural pollination, could be considered “natural” its often forced (ie mixing Queens Ann Lace with Wild Yam). But if you want to talk about a monstrosity – we have to discuss genetic modification – a blatant change of a plants (or animals) genetic code as to make that plant (or animal) “better” – but as you can imagine the defection of “better” is subjective.
In most cases, GMOs have been altered with DNA from another organism that is species incompatible – be it a bacterium, plant, virus or animal; these organisms are sometimes referred to as “transgenic” organisms. Genetic information from a spider that helps the spider produce silk could be, and has been, inserted into the DNA of an ordinary goat to have the protein be in the goat milk, such that it helps with joint and ligament repair (when isolated from goat milk directly instead of waiting for a spider to make a web itself).
CRISPR (a family of DNA sequences found in the genomes of some bacteria are used to detect and destroy DNA has allowed geneticists to breed GMO pigs that literally glow in the dark by using jellyfish DNA code. They can also use this technology to change plants genetically such that they produce larger, higher yield results.
Nearly two decades after genetic engineered crops have been in your grocery store, human studies are only now starting to be performed. Why is no research being done on the potential human health risks of GMOs in our country? The Big-Agro companies won’t let it happen.
Emily Waltz explained it back in 2009, in an article published in Nature Biotechnology “the crop industry’s strong-arm tactics and close-fisted attitude to sharing seeds is holding back independent research and undermining public acceptance of transgenic crops.”(Read the full article here.)
Scientific American magazine agreed:“Agritech companies have given themselves veto power over the work of independent researchers.” Scientists must literally ask these corporations for permission before publishing independent research on genetically modified crops. (Source: Scientific American Magazine, August 13, 2009)
Not surprisingly, no such permission has been granted in the last twenty years, except for studies that are crafted to put GMOs in a positive context (as the evidence points to the contrary.)
The scientific journal SCIENCE DIRECT published a study in April 2011 in which they found conflicts of interest in research done on the health risks and nutritional assessment of GMO prod-ucts.“100% of the studies made a favorable GM) safety finding.”
As recently as 2014, a comprehensive peer review of the Ag-Biotech industry’s so called ‘long term safety studies’ found them to be inaccurate or flawed and had no proof of safety at all.
Most Commonly Genetically Modified Foods (Non GOD Foods)
CORN SOY POTATO PAPAYA SUMMER SQUASH CANOLA OIL ALFALFA
APPLES SUGAR BEETS RICE TOMATO PEAS WHEAT OATS
How To Identify GMO Foods In The Grocery Store:
All produce has a 5 digit code and the first number helps you identify its “natural origin”.
Starts with 9: Organic Starts with 8: Genetically Modified. Starts with 3 or 4: Conventionally Grown.