Food Inc.

You can change the world with every bite.

When watching the film, Food Inc, I not only was inspired to change my own lifestyle, but I was inspired to spread my new knowledge to the people around me. Finding out that the food I had just eaten for breakfast was genetically modified, biologically engineered, or was once connected to a poor animal that had the shortest, yet most horrific life possible, was such an eye opener for me. I do believe that meat is an important part of a human's diet, although I do not believe that the meat I am consuming is actually meat. If something is genetically modified, or if something is changed in anyway, (for example: the corn the cows are consuming rather than grass) then the outcome is not the same. Our meat should not be considered healthy for us to be eating. "If you can buy a cheeseburger for 99 cents, and not buy an ounce of broccoli for that much," what is really in the meat that we are consuming that is making it so stinking cheap?! Kevin's Law, not being passed, should be a prefect example to everyone, that obviously our food system is hiding something, if they can't even pass a simple law in order to keep the people they are proving food for safe. It is absolutely unbelievable that the people in our government, who actually have the power to make changes for us to stay healthy, don't do a damn thing.

 It takes a horrible story for us to even get a glimpse of what we are really eating. One thing that I have also learned from this film is that I cannot trust anyone. I cannot trust the FDA or the USDA to make the choices for me of what is healthy or sanitary for me to eat. I am now choosing to make those decisions for myself by always getting to the bottom of where my food is coming from and what is actually in it. I can probably write an entire book about how I feel after watching this film, but when blogging, I should probably keep it to a minimum so that someone will actually read my posts :)

 I hope to become healthier with my food choices, and whenever I have the option to buy organic, I promise from now on that I will do so. I will also try to not each so much meat unless I can find a way to ensure that the meat that I am eating is not from a factory farm owned by anyone named Tyson, or any of the other 3 companies who are in charge of that meat. I want to put up pictures the rest of this class of everything that I am eating, and if I can write a recipe then I will add that to it as well (sometimes I just throw things together, ha) :) I hope to share my journey of learning to live and eat healthy with all of you. After watching this film, we need to not forget the lessons we have learned and make sure that we spread the word! Thanks for reading. There is hope! :)

Oh! I forgot to mention that one of my best friend's family owns an organic farm in Valley Center. They do farmer's markets in San Marcos every week along with other local companies near here. They are called J.R.Organics. If you really want to see what organic foods are all about, (psst. it tastes sooo much better) then you should really stop by sometime and try out some fruits and veggies! :) It is on Wednesdays at Cal State San Marcos from 3pm. to 7pm. They also do farmer's markets in Escondido and Temecula if that is closer for you. Just look on their website and you can find more information about them. It's amazing! Hopefully this helps you new, aspiring organic, healthy people! :)
http://www.jrorganicsfarm.com/


Good Luck!
Jamie

Welcome to my amazing new blog for my Health 100 class for Summer 2012. My name is Jamie McAllister and this is my second, and final, year at Palomar Community College. After this class I will have have my AA Degree finished. I will be transferring to the University of Denver, Colorado this Fall Quarter and will be working towards my Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Physical Geography. I hope to also minor in Meteorology. My interests are snowboarding, traveling, hiking, dancing, and just enjoying the outdoors. I look forward to this class because health is very important to me and the lifestyle I choose to live. I hope this class goes well! Thanks for reading! :)