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BrentonFood, Inc.
September 28th 2011 21:06
So ever since I watched 'Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead' Netflix has suggested all kinds of health documentaries that 'I might like.' And I think they were right. I've watched around five or six of their suggested documentaries.
Among the best was Food, Inc. I was a little scared to watch this film because I wanted to continue to eat american food without the guilt and nausea. But Netflix persisted so I took an afternoon, made sure I wasn't snacking while viewing and watched the whole bloody thing.
The purpose of Food, Inc. is to answer this one question, "Where does our food come from?" I think we all know that the food we buy in the supermarket and order from our favorite fast food restaurant isn't taken from Farmer Joe's plantation down the local gravel road. We all know that- but it's one of those truths that we ignore. So I wasn't too surprised with the way our food was being (for lack of a more accurate term) manufactured. Not too surprised, but I was still repulsed.
I think one of the great things about this documentary was it's ability to seem very 'middle of the road' in a political sense. I know it's just food so there shouldn't be a political agenda but it's a business so the fact is that politics do play a part.
Still, I didn't feel like it was too right or left wing. It was just an intelligent documentary giving me facts about a shady system in our government.
I think this is an important documentary for those concerned about health and the environment. I'm not going to say that this film 'changed my life'. I was already changing the way I eat.
I am going to say that this film did encourage the change and help me be more active with my food choices.
Here's a little something extra. One of my favorite vloggers talking about Food Inc.:
Among the best was Food, Inc. I was a little scared to watch this film because I wanted to continue to eat american food without the guilt and nausea. But Netflix persisted so I took an afternoon, made sure I wasn't snacking while viewing and watched the whole bloody thing.
The purpose of Food, Inc. is to answer this one question, "Where does our food come from?" I think we all know that the food we buy in the supermarket and order from our favorite fast food restaurant isn't taken from Farmer Joe's plantation down the local gravel road. We all know that- but it's one of those truths that we ignore. So I wasn't too surprised with the way our food was being (for lack of a more accurate term) manufactured. Not too surprised, but I was still repulsed.
I think one of the great things about this documentary was it's ability to seem very 'middle of the road' in a political sense. I know it's just food so there shouldn't be a political agenda but it's a business so the fact is that politics do play a part.
Still, I didn't feel like it was too right or left wing. It was just an intelligent documentary giving me facts about a shady system in our government.
I think this is an important documentary for those concerned about health and the environment. I'm not going to say that this film 'changed my life'. I was already changing the way I eat.
I am going to say that this film did encourage the change and help me be more active with my food choices.
Here's a little something extra. One of my favorite vloggers talking about Food Inc.:
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