I Think I'm Gonna Be Sick...

I guess this is the part where I say: “After watching that, I’m going to be a vegetarian.” The thought sounds good, It would be good for my health, I’d be balancing out my diet. But in all reality, I’d probably try being a vegetarian for two days, get sick of it and want my cheeseburgers back.

Food, Inc. addresses a variety of different issues, including one that I mentioned in my first blog post about fast food and convenience. People can’t eat healthy foods because they’re too expensive and inconvenient for people to buy and make. Why buy lettuce for $1.29 per pound when you can get a cheeseburger at Wendy’s for only 99 cents? Obviously, from my first blog post, I’m guilty of being a victim to convenience when I get hungry while I’m busy. It’s so much easier and it tastes better than all of my cooking. 

I found it interesting how we discussed in class that farmers abroad are being threatened by big agriculture companies, but this film explains how it’s happening right here in the United States! Farmers are going bankrupt for being accused of “stealing” company’s patented genetically modified seeds. One farmer that was profiled in the documentary, Moe Parr, had to come to a settlement because he could no longer pay his legal bills. The film also discusses how it’s almost impossible for small town farmers to go up against big companies in lawsuits, so essentially the corporations are in control of everything and they’re getting away with it.

I found it surprising that we don’t think much about the price of our food, just as long as it’s cheap and it appears edible, we don’t care about anything else. The film brought up the point that, yes stores sell their food at a low prices, but there is a price to pay for these low prices considering the cheap labor that is hired to process this food.

I would love to become a vegetarian after watching this movie, but the problem is that I’d be spending way more out of pocket for carrots, celery and apples when I can get fast food for less than produce.