*Fast Food Nation by Eric Schloser

*Read this book.

I read it because it was assigned to my 14yo's freshman class. Its amazing, horrifying, shocking, electrifying....
You will never look at the happy meal the same way again.

It makes one scared to eat. How many times do we look at what we are eating and wonder about how it came to be in its present form ? The intricate process of first feeding and growing the cow, slaughtering it, the workers who do it- their state of health and knowledge of hygiene, which companies do it, their standards of hygiene, he has gone over each step and the end result is an eye-opening book.
And this is just about one fast food meal, what about the rest of the products in the grocery store? Where are the strawberries coming from, which cows produced the milk- did u know the government does not have to tell the public if the food is irradiated or not- they say it is safe, but thats what they say about everything in the beginning and 10 years down the line its,OOPs!! Sorry!!

I had been to Disneyland a week ago and gorged on cheese snacks and rice crackers and chips and felt so nauseous. Vowed never to touch packaged goods again, that lasted maybe a half-day. and I have made these vows before- I will never eat anything coming out of a package again.

I am ready to try again. This time I am replacing the store bought stuff with home made stuff- that way I know exactly what I am eating- well, almost. Starting with the basics, I am trying to bake bread at home. the only problem is that it might not look as great as the storebought one so the kids will absolutly refuse to eat it, but lets see. Today will surf the web for an easy whole wheat bread recipe. And will soon post the results.