Fast Food Nation

Blog Entry Week 12

            I thought this book was an eye opener for me for sure. I learned so much about the world of fast food through this book I never even thought about once. Eric Schlosser did a hell of a job when he wrote this book. I will admit, it started off pretty slow, but once it got to the good part it was damn good. This book has definitely affected me. Fast food was such a big part of my life, and then I read this book. I will most certainly think twice before I head to a fast restaurant. I am actually thinking about having my family back home read this and see if they want Mcdonalds next time we drive by. There are so spoiled but I love them. I mean, there is nothing wrong with eating it occasionally but not five times a week. One of the issues that this book brought to my attention was how much cattle are being slaughtered in a day. Just think about that, every fast food restaurant requires beef and where do you think that comes from? When it came down to the chapter where Schlosser described how the whole slaughterhouse works, it made my stomach move. He did a great job putting a visual in my head to where I could see myself upfront watching the guy slaughter the cow. Another major issue was the whole E. coli pandemic, they were dragging the cows all over the place in that dirty slaughterhouse. You never really know what we’re eating when we visit the nearest fast food restaurant. But overall, I love the book, I would skim over it again but not read it. Thanks for reading.