Oat-No!

As I'm sitting here this morning sipping on my coffee (wow this should really become a new-"once upon a time" fairy tale sentence starter!) browsing articles I came across one from "Living Traditionally" that is an open-palm forehead slapper. It's about oatmeal. Oh yes, I'm sure you've heard of all the lovely benefits of eating oatmeal! And yes those benefits are true! BUT what I took away from the article was:

Non-organic oats are sprayed with glyphosate (Roundup’s active ingredient), so that essentially makes them as bad as GM corn, canola and soy. According to the USDA Pesticide Data Program there are 6 pesticide Residues found in conventionally grown oat crops. They are Malathion, piperonyl butoxide, metolachlor, DDE p,p’, peopiconazole, and chlorpyrifos methyl.  SO if you decide to eat oats, make sure to purchase organic raw oats. 

Gah! Why can we not escape this!? Roundup? That's what gets sprayed on plants outside and kills EVERYTHING! We don't want to kill our insides that's what greasy-late night burritos are for!

Really though, it blows my mind that people innocently buy oatmeal believing they are nourishing their bodies when in actuality they are also poisoning them? I know it's not a "poison" where you need to call poison control, but what I mean is that it's not natural, and over time it can have its affects on the body. People tend not to eat oatmeal because it's mouthwatering, they eat it because it's a healthy food option. Also, if you don't get the packaged kind of oatmeal it is super affordable. I'll never understand two things: one business people who are ok with selling products and letting people eat products that can be harmful to them, and two why doesn't anyone prevent these products from going on the shelves?

I think i've said it once before, and I'll say it again, but think about the food you buy as a "vote" for what you want. We need to continue "voting" for natural foods that are not filled with bad chemicals for us. Since food is a business, businesses look for trends, and hopefully someday they will see a trend that "huh, people don't want gross. OK we'll fix that!" We can only hope right?

XOXO, MiddleCoastMommy