Monday, June 25, 2012
Before seeing the film Food Inc. I had no idea where the food I was eating came from. I was like most people out there, I would simply go to the supermarket and bought what I needed without even wondering where all these items came from. After watching the film I realized how nowadays our foods do not come from traditional family farms. The foods we are eating now come from factory-owned farms where animals are abused, forced to live in tight spaces, and genetically engineered to grow at a faster rate. These factory owned farms and GMO's have allowed our food products to feed a larger population and for prices to be cheaper. For example, it is cheaper to buy a meal from the dollar menu than to purchase fruits and vegetable at a supermarket. Unfortunately families with financial problems really do not have a choice. Food from the dollar menu may be cheaper but it may be more expensive in the long run. Also, how much quality can you expect from a $1 hamburger at a fast food place?
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I had no idea where food came from either, I actually thought there were a bunch of different farms! It's pretty sad how the animals are treated, and the lengths the food processing industry will go to in order to make a profit. It was disturbing seeing the poor family who had no choice but to eat unhealthy food, unfortunately the younger members of that family will most likely end up with diabetes if they don't make a change in their diet.
ReplyDeleteI thought the food came from farms, as they mention on the packages the food comes in. It shocked me when the movie said they came from factories instead. It makes wonder what it would have been like if the food came from the farms. I think the types of food that keep us on a healthy diet are the ones that should be cheap and not the unhealthy ones at fast food restaurants.
ReplyDeleteI felt I always knew which foods were bad for you but usually never where they might have come from or who made the products. Now after the Fodd Inc. video I couldnt believe what goes on in those factories and farms.
ReplyDeleteI was the same when it came to shopping at the supermarket but now I investigate the food I purchase. The video was definitely a view on reality but was also sad in the case that most people could not afford healthy eating and were kinda stuck in a cycle.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it's pretty crazy to see what our 'food' looks like, knee deep in it's own feces..
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