I don't even know where to start.
So, I watched a film called "Food, Inc" today on Netflix. I feel it is something everyone should watch.
It tells of what goes on behind closed doors in our meat and crop industries- the truth is frightening.
I'm actually a little afraid to say some things, being that there are laws in place to keep people from badmouthing certain products. Bet you didn't know that. Oh yeah, Oprah got sued for badmouthing hamburger meat; look it up. It's all in an attempt to keep consumers in the dark- consumers like you & I.
As common sense, what is supposed to be a cow's main source of nutrition? Grass. Did you know that most of the cattle in the US is fed a diet of corn and soybeans. This unnatural change in their diet can make acid-resistant E. coli in the stomach of these animals more common. Because this pathogen is not killed by the stomach acid, it poses a threat to anyone who consumes this meat. The meat industry knows this.....
and is doing nothing.
The food production industry is fully aware of the past and possible future contamination of spinach, apple juice, and peanut butter, etc, from run off from these slaughterhouses.......
and does nothing.
Not even an "I'm sorry" for Barbara Kowalcyk, who's two year old son, Kevin, died after eating a hamburger tainted with e. coli while on vacation.
Decades ago, we had thousands of slaughterhouses- we now have only 13 in the US. This is dangerous because it places all the power in just a few huge company's hands. And these companies do not care about our health and the crap we are eating. Did you know in one package of ground beef there is meat from upwards of a thousand different cows? This makes the risk of spreading and consuming these diseases much higher.
One of the best quotes of this film:
"We're not really eating a tomato, we're eating the 'idea' of a tomato."
It's so true.
Take a look in your food cabinet. How many items contain some sort of soybean or corn product? Most of it. Maltodextrin, high fructose corn syrup, absorbic acid, lecithin, monosodium glutamate, sorbitol...... At last estimation, 93% of soybeans and 86% of corn grown in the US were genetically modified. A company called Monsanto owns the majority of these GM soybeans. Not only are we eating a diet rich in STARCHES, but we're eating food that has been chemically engineered and altered....
What does this mean for us? A sickly population.
We're eating things that our bodies are not meant to eat. Because of it, we can already see changes in our health. Obesity rates are at an all time high. One out of every three of our youth born after 2000 will contract type 2 diabetes....
Politicians and CEO's have fought to keep these foods unlabeled. You could be eating cloned meat. You're definitely eating genetically modified foods.... and they don't want you to know it. Because of cost & because they don't care as long as the optimal amount of money is in their pockets. Until we MAKE them care.
We have to stop this; for our planet and for our children.
YOU can make change. The consumer has more power than it perceives. Supply comes with demand. If we demand only the most wholesome and least processed foods, then that is what our food producers will have to supply.
What can you do?
-Protest.
-Buy locally grown foods from farmer's markets.
-Buy ORGANIC!
-Buy from companies who treat their workers, animals & products with respect.
-Most of all, STOP funding and purchasing from the companies who are feeding you these FRANKENFOODS.
(And you'd be surprised how many companies are, but to avoid possibly getting myself into trouble, I wont name drop, but you can easily research this)
For a printable Non-GMO Shopper's Guide:
http://truefoodnow.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cfs-shoppers-guide.pdf
For more info, visit:
www.takepart.com/foodinc
Watch the trailer for Food, Inc. HERE!
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