{"id":9888,"date":"2013-02-13T15:48:12","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T23:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=9888"},"modified":"2013-02-13T15:48:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T23:48:12","slug":"nemo-non-gmo-valentines-day-more-winter-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/nemo-non-gmo-valentines-day-more-winter-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Nemo, Non-GMO Valentine’s Day & More Winter Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GD_SnowBoots\"<\/a>When did we start naming winter storms, and who the heck came up with this name anyway? Hard to think about a cute little colorful fish whipping the Northeast into such a frenzy. I don\u2019t generally panic when it comes to snow storms \u2013 have lived in NJ or New England for my entire life. I feel like an old geezer, \u201cI remember the blizzard of \u201993 . . . we had 3 feet of snow and there were 7 foot snow drifts up against the doors and windows . . . \u201d<\/p>\n

My husband and I LOVE a good snow storm, so we were almost disappointed that we only got a foot of snow!<\/p>\n

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The only bummer is that I\u2019m in the middle of a week-long test drive of the adorable and surprisingly lovable Ford C-Max Energi and while I\u2019m not the least bit worried about driving in the snow \u2013 in MY OWN car \u2013 I didn\u2019t want to take any chances with someone else\u2019s car. Not everyone is confident or skilled at driving in the snow and even if I am a particularly good snow-driver, there are those times when the dope with the rear-wheel tank applies the breaks at the wrong time and you find yourself helpless as you see one of these vehicles with their driver\u2019s wide-eyed surprise sliding sideways towards you . . . ahhhhhh. Nope. Keeping this little cute car safely parked till we get the roads cleared up properly.<\/p>\n

But, before Nemo, we had a particularly awesome show with an all-girl Green Diva studio.\u00a0Unfortunately Green Dude Eco-Ed Schwartz, who was supposed to be IN the studio with us for the first time, couldn\u2019t make it because he was too busy driving the porcelain bus (icky flu and we thanked him for not trying to be stoic and for staying home!). Sorry Ed! Feel better soon! But we got to talk to Green Diva Correspondent Maggie Miller from Georgia about the amazing eco-community of Serenbe near Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Just before the show, we all got a treat and got to go cruising in the Ford C-Max Energi GD Meg\u2019s been sporting around in this week.<\/p>\n

Our only hit of testosterone came in the form of our wonderful friend and green dude, Rodman Schley, host of the TV series,\u00a0The Urban Conversion<\/em><\/a>. Rodman called in to talk about their fantastic adventure to the White House!<\/p>\n

Listen to the full podcast of this week\u2019s Green Divas Radio Show 2.7.13<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

or read the highlights below<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Want to avoid V-Day candy with GMOs?<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

With Valentines Day upon us its pretty hard to escape all those heart-shaped, pink and red candies. While they may seem temping, many of them contain GMOs.\u00a0GMO Inside<\/a>\u00a0is leading the push to get Hersey and Mars to stop making candy with GMOs in 2013, or at least to start labeling their products as containing GMOs.<\/p>\n

GMO Inside<\/a>\u00a0is a coalition of businesses and organizations that support a healthy, GMO-free food system. Their most recent campaign is aimed at\u00a0Hersey and Mars, that combined comprise nearly 70 percent of the U.S. chocolate market. Both companies have also spent more than a million dollars to oppose GMO labeling in California in the November 2012 election.<\/p>\n

Because GMO corn, sugar and soy, which are commonly used for many of Hershey\u2019s and Mars candy products, it may be wise to avoid them if you are trying to minimize or eliminate your consumption of GMOs.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of popular Valentine\u2019s Day candies that contain GMOs:<\/strong><\/p>\n