Food Inc PT 2

After reading more in depth into the book Food Inc., I felt I learned a lot more. It was quite interesting to hear about ethanol scam. I never even knew this was occurring or that it had happened until reading this chapter about it. Corn is a big factor in this industry and burning it for gas can help us. But the fact that now a lot of land is being donated to this corn, many people aren't getting enough food. This is quite sad. Knowing that money is a big factor in this, I feel our government shouldn't be so concerned with gas but for the people who actually need to money or land for food.

Another thing that I felt was very interesting was the chapter on pesticides. The quote about how the first two years of a child's life, they will receive 50% of their cancer risk. This is astonishing to me. Especially since that time period you have no control over what is happening to you. This makes me think about what I have eating in the past years and wonder if this with effect my life. I bet almost every thought this when reading that line. I wish I would have been more informed about the food industry. Knowing what I know now, I feel my eating habits will change. I will be more persuaded to buy naturals food that have no pesticides being used. I also feel that in the future when I have my children, I will definitely watch over what they eat. Making healthier choices than, could greatly affect the future lives.