Tuesday, November 13, 2012

FFN


Reading Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser was a great learning experience. There were many things I wasn’t aware of. Before reading the book all I knew was that hamburgers where good and that is about it. I didn’t know how the fast food industry worked. I learned about how they advertise which I found really interesting. I also learned about different industries that are affected by the fast food industry. What surprised me the most where the slaughterhouses. I never knew that they were so dangerous. I personality love fast food but I try not to eat it a lot. After reading the book I will probably eat a little less fast food for a couple of weeks but then forget about what I learned. I have to think twice because what scared me the most is the diseases that animals have. I found chapter 9 very interesting and also very scary. That was the chapter that made me think twice about what I consume. The e-coli bacteria is something I never want to come near. Before this book I never really knew anything about fast food and now I do. I am more informed about the industry. I will always love junk food and I don’t think I am going to change but it is very good that at least now I know more about the meat and where it comes from. 

8 comments:

  1. it's hard to stay away from fast food restaurants when it tastes good and it's literally everywhere.

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  2. Lourdes, I love your honesty about forgetting what we learned so shortly after we have just attainted it. That was classic and so true. I also believe people just have to find their own way to absolute bottom in anything. Especially when it comes to the situation to stop eating fast food all together! Good luck right?

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  3. i think i'm going to end up forgetting what i had read to.

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  4. When you said you would forget what you had just read in a few weeks it made me laugh because it is so true. I will probably forget about it soon as well.

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  5. its good you learned a lot of information about the book and about fast food

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  6. it is hard to stop eating fast food but now you will know what you're eating

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  7. its a bitter sweet feeling knowing the truth, eh?

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  8. I too found the slaughterhouses where very interesting and gross at the same time.

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