tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302480784488907086.post7590439183289285706..comments2023-11-03T00:56:22.486-07:00Comments on better living: Fast Food NationMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00683655933935098511noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302480784488907086.post-85549255262408149072008-06-26T17:22:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:22:00.000-07:00I'll have to keep an eye out for his op-ed pieces....I'll have to keep an eye out for his op-ed pieces. I just requested another one of his books, reefer madness, from paperback swap. hope it's even nearly as good! I heard about the tomato salmonella stuff going on a few weeks ago, and just thought to myself, wow, truly, nobody is doing anything about this stuff! unbelievable! I really can't bring myself to eat meat since reading it...Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683655933935098511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302480784488907086.post-53579960723786020662008-06-26T16:22:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:22:00.000-07:00I read this years ago and remember thinking if thi...I read this years ago and remember thinking if this stuff is really going on surely someone is doing something to correct it. Ummm. I wish I could go back to even half way believing that. More recently I've seen Eric Schlosser interviewed and he's even smarter than his most famous book. He's still watching the food industry and does fairly frequent op-ed pieces in the NY Times that are also illuminating. Good review. Thank you.Kale for Salehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467378353738682141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302480784488907086.post-3014972524743459692008-05-31T10:28:00.000-07:002008-05-31T10:28:00.000-07:00This was the first eco-book I read and I was so as...This was the first eco-book I read and I was so astounded that I then read everything else I could find about our food supply and eating local. I like your comparison to "The Jungle." That's what I thought, too. <BR/><BR/>There is actually a way to still eat meat after reading this book -read the section about humanely raised meat in Omnivore's Dilemna. I've found a local farm that is as wonderful as the farm he champions. The meat costs a fortune, but I can feel good about eating it.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896172914500564208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302480784488907086.post-21324637284159209442008-05-31T04:29:00.000-07:002008-05-31T04:29:00.000-07:00I watched a movie with the same title about a year...I watched a movie with the same title about a year ago and it completely grossed me out on meat. Blah! I've eaten meat once since them. I just can't get past the ick factor and I haven't gotten around to ordering from local sources (we have tons here in Texas though). One day, I will but I don't exactly crave meat - cheese yes, but meat, not so much.hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302480784488907086.post-20940111564021664332008-05-30T23:05:00.000-07:002008-05-30T23:05:00.000-07:00Thanks for the review! I do have this on my shelf ...Thanks for the review! I do have this on my shelf and keep meaning to get to it at some point. It is interesting, isn't it, how quickly you can feel that a book is not as relevant as it might have been if it had come out say 2 years ago? I do wonder how things have changed in the meat and fast food industry. I can't believe it has been for the better in the past decade but we can only hope.Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.com