Applying What I Learned

This past month and a half has been a real eye opening experience for me.  We read and watched so many different things about how the food we eat, and our government produces, is just down right awful.  Watching Food, Inc. and listening to Maddie Fletcher speak were probably the highlights of this unit for me, and I’ll tell you why.  

Food, Inc., although pretty graphic at times, was very informational.  It brought my awareness to all of the disgusting things that goes on in our food industry.  I honestly can’t believe that the people in charge allow stuff like that to happen, especially in the meat department.  I think that we should start demanding better conditions for factories and plants because there is so much potential for a serious illness to outbreak the way things are produced now.  I honestly don’t know if I trust the government when it comes to some aspects of our food anymore.  I just don’t understand how people let it get so bad.

Maddie Fletcher also taught me quite a lot when she came to talk to us.  I remember her saying something along the lines of, “Know where your food is coming from.”  These past couple of weeks, I have found myself trying to find where my food is from.  Whenever I pick out produce I make sure I know where it was grown.  Knowing where my food is from kind of gives me peace of mind, and a greater appreciation for those who were involved in the process of getting my food to me.

This unit has changed the way I look at a lot of things in our food industry.  I hope that everyone learned as much as I did this past month, and that everyone continues to be conscious of what they put in their body.