The video Food Inc really helped me open my eyes and realize what I was putting in my body by eating packaged food, fast food, and non-organic foods. I really want to change my eating behavior and start eating healthier and pay more attention to what I'm putting in my body. I think its crazy how their are 3 or 4 major meat companies. I strongly dislike how they give there cattle antibiotics and hormones and feed them corn instead of grass. Not too long ago our produce and meat were natural and didn't have chemicals in them. I'm starting to thing that the reason cancer is increasing is because of all the chemical that is in the meat and cattle we are consuming. It sucks how the court doesn't have any power to shut down plants, especially when their food is getting produced and sent out all over the country causing people to get diseases and sick and sometimes die from it. I don't think food industries should be able to have different protections than other industries. I am glad that consumers are able to know what they are eating because they are starting to label and give nutrition facts on what they are producing. Everyone should know and be aware of what is going in their bodies! I think people need to know that they can help change what gets produced by buying more healthier and wholesome products when they shop for groceries because what they buy helps determine what gets produced. Irresponsible behavior can be changed and people need to start demanding good wholesome food!!
I agree with you when you say we all need to be more cautious and informed when buying groceries. That is great a way to change what is going on. When enough people want something, they get it. In the movie they said in the 70's there were thousands of meat companies and today there are only 3 or 4. Hearing those actually numbers makes it all the more real and alarming.
ReplyDeleteIt's so strange now that basically all meat and things we don't even think of are genetically modified. I would like to know what I am putting into my body. The companies are tricking us with healthy packaging, but we need to be smarter than that and truly read all the labels. or better yet go to an organic market if possible.
ReplyDeleteI have definitely been reading all the labels of my food and groceries now!
DeleteAfter watching this movie, I changed the way I eat today. I think it is better we buy food from local farmers or organic food stores as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteYou bring up a great point about the potential side-effects that may be caused by hormones, antibiotics, and other chemicals. These changes in food are fairly new and we haven't studied them well enough to know the long-term effects. It amazed me that 70% of the food we eat has at least one genetically modified ingredient.
ReplyDeleteI know it's just so frustrating how they aren't even researching the food that contains all the hormones, antibiotics, and other chemicals.
DeleteI totally agree with Neda ^ I too changed the way I eat.
ReplyDeleteWe really need to be cautious about what we are putting into our bodies! After watching this film I totally check everything that I am eating out! We are doing well though with eating healthier I think! :)
ReplyDeleteThis video made me open my eyes as well, I had no idea what was really going on with our "food". I think your right about the increase in diseases humans are getting, all those hormones and chemicals can't be good for us. I'm also amazed at how much power food processing companies have when it comes to the law. They seem to be able to to whatever they want. The last line you wrote is right on, if we refuse to eat gmo's and demand only healthy organics then that demand will be met.
ReplyDeleteGreat points, i think they should definitely make it mandatory in schools to tell kids what they're consuming earlier in life. Make a whole class of it. Help he world eat better.
ReplyDeleteyou are right! we should know what we are putting into our bodies. Nutrition facts are for us to read and make a good decision about what we eat. many people ignore those facts and look at the price tag instead. Everyone should watch this movie and learn from it.
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