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3-D Healthy food - food that tends to promote personal, community, and environmental health
Diet - what we eat and drink
GMOs (genetically modified organisms) - plants or animals that have had genes from one or more other organisms
inserted into their DNA, altering how they grow and what they contain
• Examples: the vast majority of corn, soy, cotton, and canola grown in the U.S.
• Exceptions: most other whole foods and those that are certified organic
Made with Respect - produced with appreciation for how people, animals, soil, and other resources are treated
Quality fat - fat from nuts, seeds, and unrefined oils, most notably extra virgin olive oil
Refined carbohydrates - flour and sugar that has been processed in ways removing fiber or other key parts
• Examples: enriched wheat flour, wheat flour, sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, corn sugar
• Exceptions: whole rolled oats, whole wheat flour, other whole flours
Refined oils - oils produced using chemicals or heat, prolonging "shelf life" by changing chemical structures or
removing useful nutrients
• Examples: Canola, palm, cottonseed, soybean, or vegetable oil, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils
• Exceptions: extra virgin olive oil, oils labeled "unrefined" or "cold-pressed"
Whole foods - foods that are themselves typically the only ingredient and are minimally processed
• Examples: fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, unprocessed meats, beans, whole rolled oats
• Exceptions: most packaged foods, pastries, fried foods, foods marked "reduced fat" or "reduced calorie"