When professor McCormick said the class was going to be covering food as one of its main topics, I became skeptical and confused. I'm not a food critic and certainly not a great chef. Although, I can prepare several Venezuelan dishes and only because my mom had me helping in the kitchen at a young age. Getting back to the point, in my mind I was saying, "How am I going to write papers about food?" I rather eat food than have to write about it, wouldn't you agree...
Well, I was completely wrong.

After watching a portion of the documentary FOOD, INC., I noticed several things such as the food sitting all pretty on my dish is mostly an illusion produced by dark corrupt agribusinesses. This documentary is much scarier than the last film I saw, Paranormal Activity. Seriously one must realize that this is happening right now, and we are the victims. This film has opened my eyes to an ugly truth, dealing with what I thought of being more beneficial than harmful to the body. The majority of the food industry is a massive monopoly, made up of lies and cheats. The several of "sane" farm owners that are not focused on only making money are facing tremendous challenges and debt. Intimidation and manipulation is being practiced by the big corporations which produce the majority of the products/food we consume. Being that this was the first film I ever saw dealing with this subject, it has really struck me. I do have several friends who are vegetarians, only because they are strongly against the extensive and unnecessary abuse towards animals on farms. However, this is now only a fragment of what is really going on in the agricultural business. I will recommend the documentary to some of my friends, and the book to those who enjoy reading. Hopefully, they will do the same and the word will be spread. I'm going to be much more conscious about the food I eat and buy for my family. I will definitely have to look much deeper into this subject, since it has really caught my attention. It's frightening and should become more popular among the public. We deserve to be treated with respect and we shouldn't allow these corporations and our own government to degrade or endanger our health. Healthy food should not be considered a luxury or hard for us to purchase. We need to start demanding these changes before the health of many more Americans are jeopardized.