Monday, 30 August 2010
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Food, Inc. Documentary Thoughts and Concerns
I can't say I am a movie buff. But I am a foodie and if you mix food with movie, I'm sold. Whether it's Super Size Me (2004) or even Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), I can not resist staring at the screen drooling all over myself (yes, I cravedMcDonalds after Super Size me, its message completely lost on me).So when a friend mentioned Food, Inc. (2008) I was immediately enraptured. Food? Documentary? Yum, I'll watch it!
Well, after watching Food, Inc., I can't help but think how timely this documentary is. With the outbreak of salmonella in our eggs,Food, Inc., accurately forecasts disaster if big companies continue their grip on its inhumane treatment over our food.
Food, Inc. portrays a monopoly of big companies that have reduced the food making industry into a robotic factory process, where the unnaturalness of the system has caused weird diseases, bacteria, and viruses infecting our food. The outbreak of e.coli and salmonella are a few of the direct and dangerous results of unchecked food management.
Animals are kept in the dark, crowded, and swarming in their own feces. Farmers are bullied by companies to maintain these dirty animal-raising processes. Food, Inc. exudes of darkness and of horror behind the curtain of McDonald advertisements and cheap steak in our grocery stores.
But there's hope for all you grimacing out there- there is certainly a growth in awareness of organic food and other healthier alternatives. I recently picked up a TIME magazine and read an interesting article comparing organic food vs. the non-organic. As people talk and buzz on about food and health, I'm optimistic in the changes these companies would be forced to adopt to appease public demands.
I'm glad I watched Food, Inc. because it is something any food-eater (everyone in the world, I'm assuming) should be conscious about. The movie is not out there to scare you into quivering paranoia. It's out to equip you with knowledge so that you can defend yourself from unhealthy choices.
Food, Inc.'s website has more information on these concerns. For those who haven't seen the documentary, I urge you to watch it and be blown away (in a bad way) by how food is made.
Some somber questions to mull over:
How concerned are you about salmonella and other bacteria in our food? Have you watched Food, Inc.?
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I used to be vegan partially because of that movie. Then I realized I'd sell my soul for a breakfast sausage sandwich.
I have watched food inc
I'm vegan ^_^
Completely changed my views on food. I've never eaten much meat in the first place- but I still very much value meat as a part of my diet. Since I am gluten free- being vegetarian is too challenging. I buy cage free chicken meat and eggs now. I've never really supported our countries reliance on monoculture. I think it is important to support local meat markets and farmers markets. My response to the video was much more- I don't know- hippyish. I think the diseases being formed in our food is entirely secondary and we have to fix the original problems first. Plus it's ethical.
Yes, I watched it, and I was appalled about corporate control of our food. Food is a commodity, and safety, taste, and treatment of animals are no longer concerns. Being a vegetarian doesn't solve the problem either, because small farmers are undercut in price by mass production of tasteless fruits and veggies. In addition, genetic seed makers are cornering the market and sue other producers who inadvertently get contamination of their crops.
I watched it, and didn't want to eat for a couple of weeks afterward! It made me so happy that my family raises a few beef cows, so I know where most of my meat comes from, since what we don't raise ourselves, we buy from our butcher.
a corn economy. kind of scary. i don't like that the people that got a bunch of patented seeds mixed in their crops got sued. how the hell do you tell?
I watched it. I found it disturbing.
But fastforward 5 minutes later.. and I had already forgotten about the movie.
I haven't seen, but I am concerned about salmonella. I think my gams got it a few weeks ago, because she had a contaminated egg. :/
Watched it, then recommended it to others. They didn't want to see it, though--they'd rather not know what's in the food (if it can be called that) they eat, ha. Ignorance is bliss, er, poor health.
@Mianis@xanga - Being vegan doesn't get you out of much...only the meat aspect.
cool blog!!thanks for the recommendation.going to watch it def!!
Don't forget to mention from the movie what Tyson Foods does to Mexico, shutting down local Mexican business, for them into look for new employment and then illegally bringing in the immigrants for new jobs, and letting the Government take a few of their illegals each month to meet the "quota".
@SpiritedConvo - not only meat.. vegans don't ave any animal product (including meat, eggs, milk, fish, and gelatin). And I only buy my fresh produce locally.
@Mianis@xanga - I know, but that still doesn't get you much farther. Especially since you can buy fresh meat and eggs, too. There's also a big problem with grains and such. Most are so genetically modified that our bodies can't digest them as well.
That documentary changed my perspective on things, while I don't want to go vegetarian, I do want to shop at farmer's markets.
@SpiritedConvo - true, I guess.. I still think even if it's "fresh" meat+eggs.. it's still "dirty" in my mind :/
I don't eat much bread, rarely.. and when I do it's 100% whole grains.. never white..
I usually only consume veggies/fruits.. because with my eating disorder that's the foods that feel the "safest" for me >.>
i watched it. it freaked me out and i recommended it to friends who didn't want to watch it. i was already a vegitarian at time, but it doesn't hurt to watch things that remind you why you're doing this.
While Food, Inc. certainly raises some good questions, there are also leanings in it that I don't support. I like that it opens up the discussion, though.
I loved it! I "vote" every time i go to walmart now. Im a vegetarian and i choose to vote for healthy foods, cage free eggs, and organic. Im a college student so this is hard but I dont want to eat gross stuff anymore. I havent had fast food in over a year and I love it.
I'm going to have to watch it now, thanks for the recommendation!
i watched it in a class last year, and it made me go vegetarian. i cannot believe half of the stuff talked about in it, and i'm glad i watched it at the end of the day. it opened my eyes.
go vegetarian. im trying to veganize myself.
I saw it a while ago with my bf. I was already vegetarian, but since then he's taken a lot more interest in eating, well, consciously (he isn't vegetarian, but eats a lot less meat now). The food system in Australia is a bit different (I hope), but I still try to get as much of my food from fruit-and-veg markets (from local producers).
I tried watching it 3 different times and couldn't make it through the parts where it shows animals in such horrible conditions. It was heartbreaking. It has encouraged me to do a lot more farmer's market/organic type shopping. Although what I'd really love to do, but just haven't, is ask to tour the farms that I buy food from at the farmer's market. Because unless I see what it's like, I can't be sure those animals aren't living in feces piled on top of each other.