How can you tell the difference?

Admittedly, it's not always that easy to tell what is or is not a GMO crop. A lot of the time, it's going to be a lot easier to spot the differences in your produce section. Most of the time, you can look at the sticker. A 5 digit code that begins with 9 indicates an organic fruit or vegetable. A 4 digit code starting with the number 4 indicates it was conventionally grown, meaning it was grown with chemicals and pesticides.

A 5 digit code that begins with the number 8 often denotes a GMO crop. These are ones you should avoid at all costs. But here's the thing: this strategy doesn't always work. Some grocers are a little bit different. The smartest thing you can do to avoid GMOs is buy strictly organic produce. Organic fruits and vegetables cannot bear the organic label if they're GMO.

But this strategy also ignores the rest of the store too. Most GMOs aren't going to appear in the produce section but in all of the boxed and processed foods. The same strategy as I stated above applies. Go for organic processed foods or stay away from processed foods entirely. That's basically the only way to avoid it.

GMOs, no matter which way you slice it, are bad news. So let's cut the head off the snake before it eats all of us, shall we?