Navigating the Grocery Store for Maximum Health

If you are confused by terms like cage-free, grass-fed and pasture-raised you are not alone. I advocate for a whole food, plant-based diet but I know that in the real world, people eat animals. Here are some guidelines and explanations of what you should buy and what to avoid at the grocery store for maximum health.

 

1)  Avoid GMOs – always purchase these products Organic:

• Corn (any corn product such as tortilla chips) 
• Soy (tofu, edamame, soy milk)
• Canola
• Cotton (tampons)
• Sugar beets (anything with sugar)
• Summer squash
• Zucchini
• Hawaiian papaya
• Alfalfa
• Potatoes
• Apples

**Corn, soy and sugar are common ingredients in other products. If the product you are buying is not labeled “Organic” you are eating GMO’s.