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#The Foods, They Are a Changin':'Know What You're Eating You probably wouldn't be surprised too to hear that our food supply has changed drastically since the 1950s but still the changes are not always obvious. For example an ear of corn sold today at the supermarket probably doesn't look much different from what would have been sold 60 years ago but it might be different very different in fact. Perhaps you have heard the fuss about Genetically Modified Organisms. GMOS are plants or animals that have been created with gene-splicing techniques or genetic engineering. According to the Worldwatch Institute corn accounts for 31 percent of all genetically modified crops. So there's a good chance that corn you're buying at the grocery store has been modified genetically in some way. It's not usually obvious though. There is no law that requires food to be labeled as GMO so to the naked eye it just looks the same old corn you grew up eating at every barbecue. The GMO topic isn't a new one. It is something that has been discussed quite a bit in recent months and thankfully so. We have a right to know what we're eating which brings me to a more timely discussion: Milk. In March the National Milk Producers Federation petitioned to allow sweetened milk to be labeled simply as milk. If the NMPF gets its way thousands of Americans will unknowingly ingest sweeteners in their morning coffee. The milk will look the same and it will labeled the same way so who would guess? The foods they are a changin'.'So what can we do to protect our food supply from a profit-driven manufacturing processes? Here are some tips: Healthy Bites appears on Myhealthnewsdaily on Wednesdays. Deborah Herlax Enos is certified a nutritionist and a health coach and weight loss expert in the Seattle area with more than 20 years of experience. Read more tips on her blogâ Health in a Hurry H

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