Food (Th)Inc.

This guy was the only reason I smiled at all during the entire movie!

As you know, I saw the movie Food Inc. last Thursday. Boy did it make me (TH)inc . I read about some of the topics in Michael Pollan’s book In Defense of Food but seeing the footage and interviews, especially in documentary form, left me feeling even more angry, cheated, and skeptical. I’ll try to make this more about what I got out of the movie since most of you have probably already seen it and/or read others’ reviews or thoughts.

I went into the movie expecting I would come out a) on the fence about meat, and b) upset with the FDA. Since some of my professors here have brought up the FDA’s shananigans (for lack of a better word), I have been skeptical for awhile now. This movie confirmed my skepticism.

During the movie, I kept thinking ‘I don’t think I can eat anything anymore.’ While that was a bit steep (but totally reasonable while watching the movie), I think I can rephrase that to say, I am going to purchase local and organic produce whenever I can. Obviously I can’t control that 100% of the time (i.e. the dining hall) but like the movie states–we vote with our shopping carts. Not just for ourselves but for those that cannot afford to ‘vote.’

I used to be quite the meat eater growing up and even two years ago I would have never imagined going more than a day without meat. But you may (or may not) have noticed that the last several days, I’ve gone completely meatless (I wrote this before Saturday’s dinner). I did not even notice it at first, it just happened that way. I think part of it is transitioning to a kitchen where my stuff is in a corner and I only eat what I buy. So if I don’t buy meat (at the grocery store or on campus, I don’t eat it). I enjoy eating seafood too much to go veggie full-time but for some reason red meat and poultry just don’t speak to me anymore. I would eat it if it were the only thing available, but I don’t seek it out. Is that going to change in either direction? Maybe, maybe not. But you can bet your bottom dollar I’ll be checking out the source of the meat if I do eat it.

The movie made me extremely upset towards the unscrupulous corporations and the outlandish greed and selfishness some people possess that I still cannot wrap my head around. Seeing this movie pushed me even further away from seeking a career in business. Right now the ideas floating in my head are non-profit or teaching. I just started my application for Teach for America this morning. I’ve always played with the idea in my head but never thought I’d seriously consider it. Okay, we went from food to teaching…

Anyways, many of the upsetting aspects of the movie I have swallowed, but have also tried not to think about, because it would upset me too much.
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Last night for din din, I had some seafood. I feel like I need to do some research about seafood sources so that I can be equally as traumatized.

After my elliptical/walk workout I pan fried TJs Seafood Blend, steamed some broccoli, and served it on a bed of lettuce.

The night ended with some random eats and a lot of Accounting work–I can’t believe I don’t actually need to take this class but I am for my own benefit (!?!). It’s hard to see the benefit while slaving away at the

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This morning I had a piece of Ezekiel bread w/ AB and sliced strawberries.

Along with a Rachel’s Relax Vanilla Chai yogurt. I liked this one a lot more than the Plum Lavender from yesterday. The chai flavor was present and gave it a nice touch.

I also had about 1/4 of a bottle of Synergy Guava Goddess Kombucha. I had never tried this and finally shelled out the dough for one last night. My first reaction (yes, a reaction to a beverage), was blegh! It tasted like gross beer. But by the 5th sip, it was starting to grow on me…a TEENSY bit.  I could never chug this guy and it definitely doesn’t taste as pleasant as the label makes it seem The health benefits (if they are true) are quite impressive:

Supports digestion, metabolism, immune system, appetite control, weight control, liver function, body alkalinity, anti-aging, cell integrity, and healthy skin and hair.

We’ll see about that!

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