Food, Inc.

The way people eat has changed dramatically in the last fifty years. Food, Inc. was an awesome video that everyone should watch. It was very informative and it made me think about the way I see food in America and what I want to eat for now on. The video talks about many issues in the production of food in America. One of the biggest issues that made a big impact in my life is the production of processed meat and the way animals get treated. For instance companies are feeding cattle corn because is cheaper than grass and it gets them fat quicker. Cows are supposed to eat grass. Changing their diet and feeding them corn is not safe since it could give cows E Coli and the meat can be deadly. Also the conditions cattle are raised are not very clean. Food, Inc. shows videos of how cattle are treated and it is surprising how the FDA is allowing cows to live in such conditions. The FDA is supposed to keep our food healthy and care about our safety but food companies are producing meats that contain E Coli and Salmonella and the worst part is that these food companies and the FDA are aware of this problems. How can they get away with producing bad meat that is getting sold in super markets? Another animal that is being abused is chickens. After the decline of tobacco many farmers turned into chicken farms. They are feeding chickens hormones and steroids in order for them to be bigger. Chicken are twice as big in less time than 20 years ago. They weight so much that it is difficult for their legs and organs to hold their weight. The conditions chickens are raised in are also not very healthy or clean. Food companies are not producing chickens they are simply producing food. Instead of farms we should call them factories. People demand affordable foods and scientists have figured out how to make it possible. Most people do not know cheap food can also have a high cost. The bad thing is that food doesn’t have the same amount of nutrients anymore. Even when we try to eat healthy some of the food we buy has been genetically transformed and we are not getting the nutrients we need.