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An Unlikely Crusader for Food Safety

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A (formerly) twinkie-lovin Texan and successful Wall Street analyst shares the story of one morning's family breakfast that changed the course of her life, as well as (she hopes) the course of the American food industry. Realizing that her child was allergic to what she had considered safe foods, Robyn O'Brien put her analytical and research skills to work and discovered far more than she'd wanted to about what's really in the foods we feed our families. This video will have even the hardened skeptics pondering whether their food habits need some tweaking.
Be The Change
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Robyn's organization, has a gorgeous website packed with inspiring stories, useful information, and easy tips.
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Educating yourself, and others, is the first step to motivating change.  Call a friend and plan a viewing of the eye-opening documentary, Food Inc.  
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Even if you're not ready to go all-out organic, take simple steps to cut toxins from your diet.   #1: Instead of eating blue yogurt, eat white yogurt and add your own toppings! 
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Sophie
Money, money, money --- money! For the love of money it doesn't matter who gets hurt or sick or dies. When will we ever learn that our children are our future and need the best nourishment that money isn't buying.
dave
I only hope we learn from our mistakes
Barclay
As a 30 year plus veteran of the organic food industry, I, and many thousands of others have KNOWN and have been talking about these issues for that length of time.
what is inspiring is that, through a personal crisis,she took her obvious analytical talents and is hopefully influencing Wall St. from a position of viewing our industry as an up and coming profit center to a position of greater consciousness(Yeah I know, but I can dream, can't I?), and also legitimizing (hopefully) this story to millions of conventional shoppers the need to start understanding and making better choices for themselves and their families.
Maylou
Robyn has done something about what I at 75 have been feeling is an issue. I have been trying to return to eating as I did years ago too. I am alergic to sulf and found it in so many frozen/canned food and not even on the label. It is in so many cosmetics tec....even some drinking water. I wonder who is really helping us...not our government. Continue your work and hope our country moves toward eliminating synthetic proten from our food chain. I am wondering if synthetic protient would be similar to synthetic harmones....like in birthcontrol pills as well a chicken etc.
Continue with your work........it all makes good sense.
Julie
This video inspires me to stay vegan... I am an inspired vegan... for anticancer, animal loving, safe eating, peace mongering lifestyle!
Food justice
In a word, Monsantos.
Angela
The basic of economics is real, however with the help of a health coach we can design meal plans that will save families money and get them more value for their food over time. www.NutritonCoachNetwork.com/AngelaHoward
Sarah
I though I had been doing well with buying organic dairy products and keeping preservatives and artificial coloring away from my kids. Now, I see I have so much more to learn and do starting with buying organic meat. It will be hard on the budget but when my kids are 80 years old and cancer free, it will be worth it. Check out my blog: www.marshmallowshavebluedye.blogspot.com I will be blogging about this video.
Joe
Fantastic stuff. Thank you for your wonderful work. Not sure who will slow down the Monsanto train. With lovely people like Rumsfeld on the board you know they have DC locked up. All we need is a bigger lobby and we can then out buy the politicians the way these special interest groups have! It is all a big circle to protect the food and medical industries. It will be so sad when they have exterminated their consumer base. You have to ask at some point, are we the only country participating in eugenics?
Jennifer McGraw
I am inspired. My little one has life-threatening food allergies to dairy, egg, nuts, and wheat. I have been in defensive mode since her diagnosis at her 1st birthday trying to keep her safe Understanding this epidemic and educating others is a new mission for me. I want to do more to help your crusade.
michelle leamon
Everything she said. I want to join her on her crusade. How do I?
Melissa
As a kid, I was tested for 400 different things to find that I was allergic to 368 of them. All of the food allergies that O'Brien spoke about effect my diet. Pretend you have just my allergy to soy the next few times you eat, and you'll begin to see how wide spread this problem has become. Please do what you can; push the FDA, start your own sustainable, organic garden, or whatever it is that makes sense for you.
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