Growing up, there was a field that we drove by often. I asked my mother once, "why do they let the corn grow every year, yet never harvest it until the close of the season?" "That's cow corn", She said. "It's for the cows to eat, not us." It made sense to me then. But then, I did not realize, cows shouldn't be eating corn. I'm kinda ashamed to say, I didn't know this until recently.
Food, Inc., a nice bit of propaganda, is a film aimed at exposing the truth about where our food comes from, how it's processed, and how certain companies don't want you to know what goes on before it hits your dinner plate.
While any propaganda has an agenda of its own, in my opinion, the only agenda Food Inc really has, is to make us, the people, informed. Food, Inc. does make valid points about problems within our food industry, and even offers several solutions to the problems at hand.
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This is what I learned when I watched: 1. Cow's shouldn't be eating corn. 2. Most of our food is corn based. 3. There is a correlation between e.coli breakouts and cows that eat corn. 4. Kevin's Story needs to be heard, and 5. Kevin's Law needs to pass legislation.
Aren't you hungry, now?
If you want to know more, I highly suggest taking a look at Food Inc.
Corn is rampant in pet foods also, though it has no place being there. My cat gets a top of the line brand that contains no corn or cereal grains. He is a carnivore and he gets to eat meat, as he would be naturally.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was giving my cat's something good for them, and then I read the label. I now buy the top of the line brand, too. Turns out my cat was only a pig because he wasn't getting what he really needed in his diet. AND I'm supporting local commerce too, since The Natural Living Center is the only place in Bangor I can find the food.
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