my thoughts on Food inc

Watching Food inc. was a big eye opener in my life. I learned so much that i didn't know before, like where the food came from, how it was made, and at what cost it took to make. It was shocking to see that the animals are grown in factories and not on farms, and not only are they raised there, but they are abused and not treated right. It's not even the animals that are being mistreated, it's also the workers. I did not know that most or maybe all of the workers are immigrants, and most are undocumented. It is sad to see to see a person (immigrant or not) doing such a cruel job and not even getting paid or treated the way they should. From getting picked up from where they came from to being sent back and the companies aren't even being punished.

There are so many non organic things that are put into growing our crops, such as antibiotics that are fed to the animals and pesticides and fertilizers, so we are pretty much intaking things that can kill us. We eat a lot of corn since it is pretty much in everything, and we are unaware of all the pesticides that are put on the crops and is unhealthy even for the people that are picking the crops. These corn that can kill, are given to cows in their feed and now even to fish so it can get to us more ways then one. E coli is another thing that is deadly and i did not know that it can possibly kill some one in only 12 days. I did not know that it was less likely for cows to catch and spread e.coli if they ate grass compared to if they ate the corn feed that the factories give them.

The Big time factories figure that ammonia can kill bacteria, so they thought it would be a good idea to put it in the corn that they give to the cows, so in other words, we are eating ammonia which could kill us. It also shocks me that a cheeseburger at mcdonalds can cost 99 cents when a head of broccoli cost at least $2.00. If the government really wants americans to be and eat healthy, then they would make it easier and cheaper to get some healthy food. People see that since it is cheaper and taste better to eat unhealthy, they are going to do so. Now that i see the reality of the food world, i am definitely going to eat better and think differently about things.