food inc

Jasmine Bell

04-27-10

Food Inc Reflection

Food Inc was definitely an eye opener for me; I was able to see food in a different way. Though it did not make me want to go vegetarian, I now am more conscious of where I get my food from. I thought it was horrible how the animals were being treated like they weren’t worth anything. If they are going to use the animals they should at least treat them respect. I thought it was amazing how much meat fast food places like McDonalds use; it said that McDonalds buys the most meat. With jobs losses and the economy going down I could see how families turn cheap food like the dollar menus. It’s hard to find cheap healthy food in this day in time and not everyone is fortunately not everyone has places like Trader Joes or Henry’s in their neighborhood. If we want to change the way we eat, we have to make places like these in all neighborhoods and not just rich areas. I suggest that we have a dollar menu for healthy food also. Maybe if healthier food was cheaper than more people would want bye it. I mean if I had a choice of choosing off the dollar menu and bye a whole meal for under five dollars or buying just a salad for five dollars or more I would chose getting something off the dollar menu. Not only is it cheap but you get more out of it. My overall question would be what we are willing to give up in order becoming healthier. We have to be willing to go out of our way if we want healthier food and it should be that way. Everywhere a fast food place is there should be a healthier alternative restaurant right next to it.