I've watched this video 3 times now, the first time being at "work" after 2 little people had been scrubbed and tucked. I was snuggled into a fluffy couch with an unruly but adorable Boyton terrier at my feet. The next couple of views were watched online, where my interest grew enough to finally write a blog post. That, in combination with finishing my first semester of Graduate School. Horray!
Since returning to the States, I've noticed how confusing it is to buy "food" in this country. I'd forgotten the evils of stickers on your fruit, and health claims that all sound pretty legitimate if that's all you read on the label. Here, words like "natural flavor" don't sound that bad, compared to Monosodium Glutamate or Butylated Hydroxyanisole. Organic? That's good, right?
I enjoy this story because it makes things a little easier to understand, and because that ticking sound on 60 minutes reminds me of my childhood. In the last few years, the media has given us films such as Food Inc and Forks Over Knives. Food writers are crawling out of the wood work. Oprah was eating vegan. These makes me optimistic about where our food system may be heading, when more and more people realize what their dollar can do for their bodies, and their environment.
For a nerdy food read, here is a copy of the Obama administration's proposed guidelines for the school lunch program. This caused all of the recent ridiculous uproar over half a cup of tomato paste.