California cuisine consists of healthful fare prepared from fresh ingredients. The long growing season and Mediterranean climate supplies the locals with their produce. Organic and free-range products are popular with consumers and can refer to a wide variety of products from eggs, to nuts. Restaurants and native households a-like place special emphasis on food preparation without the use of GMO’S (Genetically modified food’s), and refined ingredients such as white flour, white sugar, and table salt. Instead the use of herbs and spices, whole grains and fresh vegetables satisfy their cravings.