GMO-Free Egg Salad

     I want to talk a little bit about GMOs. Most of us have heard of them, and may even know what they are. But as for myself, I have to have a detailed explanation of what it is and how it affects your body, especially if I'm going to stick to my decision about avoiding them. I used to hear people talking about how bad they are and not to use them, and I'm like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, got it." But when I would grocery shop, I didn't really care or bother to look carefully at what I was buying. And that goes for all types of foods, not just GMOs.
   
     GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. Think about that. That's your food. Basically, it's plants and animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from viruses, bacteria, and other plants and animals. Now, supposedly the purpose of these is to make our food sources drought-tolerant, increase yield, more nutritious, but mostly to be able to withstand the direct application of pesticides and herbicides. God didn't create the Earth, and say, "It is good enough." I don't want people tampering with the genetics of my food. What God created was pure and good and nutritious, but they have been changed so much, that a lot of these foods are now toxic to your body, like grains, for instance.

     Despite all of the biotech industry promises, we have no proof that any of these promises and health benefits have actually been successful.  As a matter of fact, they have been showing evidence of causing health problems. If you do some research, you can find studies that they have done on animals by feeding them modified foods, such as potatoes, tomatoes corn, and other things. They all had disastrous outcomes. The rats developed cancer, lesions, stunted growth of organs, such as their brain and liver, and many died. Farmers say their cows and pigs have become sterile after eating GMO corn. So many animals have become very sick or died after eating GMO foods.  But a lot of the GMOs on the food market have not even had extensive testing. And you wonder why people are sick, and cancer is everywhere.

     In over 60 countries, there are restrictions or even bans on GMOs, but not in the US. In fact, as much as 80% of our processed, packaged foods contain GMOs. Polls show that 91% of Americans want GMOs labeled, and according to a CBS/New York Times poll, 53% of consumers say they wouldn't buy GMOs. But still, the powerful biotech lobby has kept this information from the public. If you are not eating organic, chances are, you are eating GMOs and maybe don't even know it.

     80% of GMOs are engineered for herbicide tolerance, but as a result, higher amounts of toxic herbicides are being used, and because of resistance, "super bugs" and "super weeds" are being created. It's just like antibiotics, when you overuse them, stronger, antibiotic-resistant strains start to grow because they build an immunity. And it's kind of scary, farmers who do not have GMO crops can have their fields contaminated by pollination. And the way these crops are patented, if a farmer's crop is contaminated unintentionally, they can still be sued for growing this patented GMO. These GMOs are created by chemical companies, and all they care about is making money. We don't have any information on the long-term effects of these chemicals and GMOs. Once they are released, you can't just recall them.

    And now, it's lunchtime. Guess what we had? Bacon Jalapeno Egg Salad Sandwiches from PaleOMG.com. And they were awesome! I didn't make the biscuits, but we just used lettuce and made wraps, or cups, really. I never thought I'd see Cory eating a lettuce cup, but he loved it! We paired it with a Bubbie's Pickle, which I'll talk more about later, but they are full of probiotics! Yum, Yum!

You should really check out her cooking blog, and let me know what you tried and how it turned out. Everything that we've tried so far has been amazing! Tonight for dinner, we're planning a more adventurous casserole, but I'll tell you more about that later. Here's her recipe for lunch.

Bacon Jalapeño Egg Salad Sandwiches

 

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Prep time

35 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

50 mins

 

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 biscuits
• 4 slices of cooked bacon, chopped
• 6 eggs
• 2-3 tablespoons mayo
• 1 tablespoon minced jalapeño
• 1 teaspoon minced chives
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh dill
• ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
• pinch of salt and pepper, to taste
• hot sauce, to garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. Make biscuits. You will need two for this recipe.
2. While biscuits are cooking, bring a large pot of water to boil. Once the water is boiling, place eggs in the water and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from water and place in a bowl of cold water to help cool. Once cool, remove the shell.
3. While eggs cool, cook bacon in oven or on stove top. Let cool then chop into small pieces.
4. In a large bowl, place chopped bacon, peeled eggs, mayo, jalapeño, chives, dill, garlic powder, and salt and pepper.
5. Mix well. Add more mayo, if needed.
6. Cut warm biscuits open and stuff full with egg salad. I even topped my sandwiches with hot sauce, because hot sauce is wonderful with eggs.