Food Inc. Pt. 3

Reading these 3 sections of Food Inc, I have found myself bombardon with tons of information. All three provided me with information I didn’t know about or could really understand until now. I really enjoy reading this book because it has given me greater insight on the food industry and how things go down. Out of the three essays, the second one (Questions for a Farmer) was quite interesting but not really aimed toward me. I like knowing the information about what questions I should ask before buying certain products like meat, poultry, and dairy but I felt that I would never actually use these questions in my everyday life. I feel these were more aimed at stores that buy the products. I feel that this is their decision and they need to make is wisely so there customers are satisfied.

Looking at the “declare your independence” essay; I felt more in control of my life. I felt Joel Salatin was really aiming his essay towards me. Knowing that I was in his audience range, I felt more connected. I first like how he kind of explains a little background information about how he feels on today’s food. This allows me to have better understanding of how he thinks and feels about the situation. Then he goes into the fact that we can choose what we want and we need to do by declaring our independence. I like how he gives us an option to opt out. After reading this essay, I felt that if people opted out of eating certain kinds of food, we could possibly change our food industry. We need to show them want we want our food to be like by buying those products.

The last article was also quite interesting. The author has a lot of credibility from me because she actually studies food. Knowing she is a nutritionist and wants to help people eat better makes me believe her essay. Two parts of her essay that really appealed to me was her thoughts on organic food and dairy/calcium. This two appealed to me the most because I’m interested in organic food and like hearing more information about it. I like how she gives both sides. This shows that she just doesn’t want people to hear her side but she wants to just give information. Knowing that organic foods use less energy and leaves the soil more productive in the long run, makes me feel that all food should be grown this way. The short part about milk and calcium was quite interesting. Before I even read this essay, I always worry about milk. Especially because of all the stories I hear about the utters of dairy cows being effected, allowing bacteria to go into the milk. This disgusts me. He writing allowed me to realize how important calcium is to my bone growth. I want to drink more milk because of this but am still worried about these effects. Therefore I think I’m going to start reading my milk labels and buying the safest type.