Food, Inc.

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     Right of the bat, Food, Inc. states that the way we eat has changed more in the past 50 years than it did in the previous ten thousand. This is such a dramatic statement and it really made me think. The way we eat has become much different from a decade ago, but I did not realize the reality of how greatly it has changed. Our food is no longer as fresh as it used to be. People want what is quick and easy. Our fast paced society has greatly impacted how food is processed. However, as it states in the video the images used to sell food still picture the agrarian lifestyle to make it seem like that is where our food comes from when in reality huge factories process the food. 

 

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It shocked me that the meat industry is dominated four huge multinational corporations, from which McDonalds are the main customers. So basically, even if you do not get fast food, you are getting the same product. Most people are unaware of where their food comes from because there is a veil over what these corporations do not want us to see. I agree that much is hidden from us. Most people just do not care because what they are getting is simple and easy.

 

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Another interesting thing that I learned was that the organic food area is growing twenty percent annually. This is great because it is showing that people are starting to take more care into what they purchase and what they eat. Organic food may be expensive but if it grows and more start to buy it, more will be made and eventually it will become cheaper. Also, it was surprising to learn that Stoneyfield was started by a small group of environmentalists against all the pollution that the huge businesses were creating. Their yogurt is the number three in America.