Food Inc.

If you could do one thing to invest in your own health, happiness and future it would be to watch what you eat. I am not talking about eating the "light" labeled foods or the 100 calorie packs instead of the usual amounts you may intake... but to simply eat as close to nature as possible, meaning organic produce and naturally raised/grass- fed meats.

As most of you know, Adam and I only eat organic foods. Some people think we are crazy or slightly "hippie" :), especially since we have a tight budget, but spend A LOT more on food than we could be, but after seeing Food Inc. this afternoon it re-confirmed why we do it. I don't want to go into what the movie was about, because everyone should see it for themselves. I think most Americans are uneducated about the food industry and don't understand why it is important to "know" where your foods are coming from. Diabetes used to only occur in adults, but in the last decade has started appearing in children at an exponential rate. This is not because they don't have "self" control, but because we don't realize what we are putting into our bodies on a daily basis. The food industry has basically programed our bodies to crave three things... sugar, salt and fat. What is sad is that it costs less to buy a McDonald's hamburger, than to buy a pound of organic potatoes, tomatoes or whatever is in season. I think one thing I realized after seeing this movie is the fact that human greed has taken over this county. Whether it has been the mortgage industry, tobacco, or food industry... it all relates back to greed. When it comes to the food industry the goal is to produces as much as possible at the cheapest rate, no matter the cost to the consumer's health, environment, or animals. Greed has become such a part of the American mind that I can't even picture what it would be like without it, obviously something very different. Please, go see this movie- not for me, but for yourself! A few interesting facts to leave you with:

• Did you know that the meet industry uses ammonium fillers to put in hamburger patties to kill the possible e-coli? Which we then eat?
  
• Did you know that cows were not created to eat corn and yet that is what they are fed? They were designed by God to eat grass, but yet due to the cheap cost of corn- are fed corn- which actually makes them sick and then they are pumped with antibiotics to keep them from getting sick? This is why you should be eating grass-fed cows
• The soy-bean industry is handled by one corporation that has genetically modified the soy bean to withstand "Round Up" (the weed killer) which means that this is sprayed on the soybeans and kills the weeds and peticides... but stays on the soybean and it is not necessarily a "soybean" anymore

There is so much more information and interesting facts that the average American should be aware about it. I am heading to bed, but here is the link for more information. www.foodincmovie.com