Food Inc.

The movie that changed my life a year and a half ago. Food Inc. was the ultimate reason I decided to become a pescetarian (a vegetarian who eats fish). And the sole reason I choose to eat an organic diet over processed, unnatural foods. This film scarred me and completely changed my perspective on the food industry,

So many people are unaware of where our all of our food comes from. From fast-food chains, to restaurants, to super markets- it seems as if we have hundreds of options but in reality a lot of our food comes from the same sources.

Industrialized farms have taken over the world in order for the farmers to get an animal or crop to grow in half the time it naturally would and at a much fatter size. Farmers will inject hormones and anti-biotics into their products which can potentially harm us as the consumer.

The part of the movie that got to me the most was the chicken coops and following the chicken farmers. Tyson is the biggest meat packager in the world; they essentially redesign their chickens to have large breasts in order to profit more. They didn't even want to show the inside of their chicken coops on the documentary because of how disturbing it really is! The chickens never see sunlight and their environment is filthy and covered in feces. The chickens can't even hold up their own weight because they are too fat from the hormones that are fed to them and their bone structure and strength can't support their bodies.

It is so disturbing to watch the chicken farmer just throwing the dead chickens around and clearing them out of the coop like it was nothing. She was wearing a face mask and gloves but i'm sure she has picked up illnesses from the environment she exposes herself too. 

All of the industrialized famers' concept revolves around mass production like an assembly line in the factory. They profit more money obviously by raising a product at a quicker rate and larger in size...However, what they are not thinking of is the consumer's overall health.

In my opinion, all processed and industrialized foods should be avoided, especially meat. Companies should not be allowed to sell food that has been exposed to and cared for in an improper way. It is not fair to the animals and it is not fair to us human beings as consumers. Do not support industrialized farms.