Nutty about chipmunks and food
“In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that’s been hidden from the American consumer…. Food, Inc. reveals surprising — and often shocking truths — about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.”
From Food Inc. online >
I just came home from the Vancouver screening of Food Inc. at Tinseltown.
It’s really scary how animals are “manufactured” and “processed” in the US…
I guess Canadians can be thankful for a stricter Food and Drug administrator, even though there are so many products advertised on US TV, there has to be other reasons besides patents and trademarks on why they are not available in Canada at the same time….
This film focuses on how food in the US, but Canadians will also have reasons to worry about soon.
Although Canada is pretty self-sufficient, especially BC, in producing more than enough food abundant across the nation… the way the climate is changing and impacting our environment… who knows what food we’ll have available in ten years.
One of the biggest points I had taken away from the movie tonight was the overall price of cheap.
I admit, I am frugal the majority of the times I go grocery shopping.
Coupons are constantly busting out of my wallet, and I keep an eye out on what’s on sale in the weekly flyers.
Sometimes I skip over the fruit and vegetables and head straight to the frozen aisle because I’m too lazy to cook, or head over to McD’s and have a burger for $1.39.
I don’t eat like that everyday, but there is a lot of sugar in my diet from snacking constantly.
Why is pop, candy, chips, and fast-food so cheap?
The majority of the ingredients in derived from corn.
High fructose corn syrup (sugar) in pop and candy which is also known as “Glucose-fructose” in Canada…. corn is fed to cows when they should be eating straight up grass, but the corn helps them get fatter faster, and there are so many other things derived from corn.
I can’t believe my favorite vegetable/fruit (technically anything that “produces” its own seeds is a fruit…) is the culprit of mass industry, which negatively effects many aspects of our lives such as health (too much sugar can lead to diabetes, obesity…) and the environment (all the equipment and factories running to mass produce…). The big bag of chips for $1 compared to one apple for the same price may seem like a bargain, but one end of saving might not be good for the long run for the future.
This is a definite watch.
And another reason why to get yourself out there to either
a) Learn to garden.. or else join a community garden
b) Buy fruits and vegetables seasonally as much as possible, and go for local products to support our local farmers.
The trailer can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0
On a lighter note, I thought this would brighten your mood.
(Especially you Star Wars fans.)
