Chipotle Becomes the First National Restaurant Chain to Go GMO-Free

Why do I care? Why should you care? If you’re US based…care. GMOs have been proven to dramatically increase oestrogen levels and completely mess with your endocrine system – your hormones in short. Why should you care about that? Well, you’ll store fat like no tomorrow and then the additional belly fat will convert testosterone to oestrogen with the enzyme, aromatase, that exists within belly fat. Your changes or getting cancer and kidney and liver problems will increase. Testosterone levels drop, you’ll struggle to build muscle and burn fat and you’ll lose your manliness. Take a wide birth of the likes of corn, soy and cottonseed anything for this very reason. If you think soy is a good alternative to protein – think again, it’s the devil. Not only is it a phytoestrogen (which mimic the effect of oestrogen in your body) but 92% of soy in the US is GMO – which means a double whammy of hormone disruption. If you haven’t seen GMO OMG, a documentary in Netflix, please watch it! It’ll open your eyes to the effects of GMO on your body. When we play God, bad things happen. Nuff said!

Chipotle has finally reached its goal of going GMO-free.

The burrito chain announced today that all restaurants will now only cook with non-GMO ingredients. This makes Chipotle that first national chain to completely strip genetically modified items from the menu.

The company explained the decision by pointing to inconclusive research on the long-term effects of genetically modified food, the potential negative impact of GMOs on the environment and customer demand for non-GMO offerings.

“We believe everyone should be given enough information about where their food comes from and how it was raised to choose for themselves what they feed their families,” reads the company website explaining the decision. “We hope these principles of transparency and honesty extend beyond consumers to everyone who has a stake in the food system, and Chipotle respects the right of every farmer, rancher and grower to follow practices that make sense for their business, even if they do not make sense for ours.”

Chipotle began labeling menu items that contained GMOs in 2013. Two major culprits were corn, which was an ingredient in tortillas, and soy, which was used in tortillas and cooking oil. While most corn and soy products made in the U.S. still come from genetically modified crops, Chipotle has now either removed these ingredients or turned to GMO-free variations, such as sunflower or rice bran oil.

There are a few exceptions. Most animal feed, including those fed at farms that produce Chipotle’s meat and dairy, contains GMOs. Additionally, beverages that contain corn syrup, such as sodas, will still not be GMO-free. However, last summer, Chipotle began testing an organically sweetened root beer in select location – a test that suggests the future may bring more GMO-free beverages for the chain.

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So that last paragraph is a little disappointing. Whilst the corn is going to be GMO-free, the animals are still fed a GMO diet. It’s getting increasingly challenging to select food which is truly organic or GMO-free. At least we can start to minimise exposure to the likes of non-organic produce and be mindful about what we eat. Remember, go organic whenever possible so you’re not faced with alien chemicals that cause hormonal imbalance and inflammation.

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