Fast Food Nation

It's been so long since I have posted - since I work on a computer all day at work, lately I have been consciously NOT getting on the computer. Instead, I have been reading a couple of interesting books, planting and watering my garden, organizing my recipes etc. This morning I have the day off from work and have

decided to post. A few years ago my son became a vegetarian and gave me "Fast Food Nation" to read. I must say I was as ignorant and many people are about how the food I was eating got to the grocery store in those neat little packages. When I read "Fast Food Nation", I was shocked and dismayed that the facts as stated in the book were things that have been happening and I had not heard anything about them previous to this. Why was there no outrage? From the day I finished that book, the images of the slaughterhouses portrayed and the plight of the slaughterhouse workers and the incredible stranglehold that McDonald's had/has on the meat processing industry just affected me so much. From that day forward, I vowed never to eat at McDonalds again and never to eat red meat again (I included beef and pork in this). I have kept that vow and actually have not even been tempted. Last week I watched the movie "Fast Food Nation" and it only strengthened and confirmed my original thoughts and feelings about what I wanted to eat. I have ordered 3 copies to keep and I intend to lend them out to anyone who wants to see it and become educated. I know that there are people that could walk through a slaugherhouse and eat a hamburger at the same time and seeing this movie probably won't make a dent. Denial is a strong human emotion. However, if even one person cuts down on their meat eating or sees their food supply in a new way, that will be the outcome I hope for. Even though I stopped eating red meat, I continued to eat chicken, turkey, fish, eggs and dairy so I wasn't really even a vegetarian. Sometimes I am amazed that I didn't take the next step right there. It took my daughter becoming a vegan and educating me about the whole animal rights, human rights, health and environmental issues surrounding the supply of all these products. Seeing Fast Food Nation - the movie made me proud to say that I am a vegan and have taken a stand in my own life against the practices and health risks as portrayed in that movie. I don't feel like I have had to sacrifice to do so. I must admit it makes finding acceptable things to eat difficult when I am away from home, but that is changing. Every day that I know that I don't contribute to the cruel animal and human practices and that I am protecting my health and the planet's environment makes me feel happy and confident. Thanks to all who work tirelessly on educating people about these issues.