Do you know what you eat?

I just watched the Oscar nominated documentary for this year, "Food, Inc." and although I kinda expect what's the movie's discussing, I couldn't stop myself from being disgusted to the way human treats others.

I'm not going to preach here but indeed what the bible said: The love of money is the root of all evil. Wouldn't it kinda true when we're talking about how the economy in the developed industrial countries work?

You see, man are trying to get more money. Hence, they find out the way to grow even cheaper food. This way, their company can earn more with even less cost. Well, since now food cost less, people eat more food, right? Wrong! People eat excessively huge amount of food! Ca Ching! Money for the food industry!

As a result from overeating, obesity happen. So people want to get back to health. How? By slimming centers, slimming products (pills, herb, Açaí berry, meal replacement, carb blocker, fat blocker, whatever...), fitness centers... ca ching! Money for the health industry!

But some people can't really be convinced that they need to stay healthy. So as a result, illness developed. Diabetes, stroke, cancer, heart diseases... Hear that silence? That's the sound of money being transferred to medical and pharmaceutical industry.

Oooh, I love the sound of money. But let's see the bad effect. First, to create food that resistant to pest and illness, great amount of pesticides were used for the plants and more antibiotics used for the animals. Pesticides = poison. Antibiotics = poison. Accumulation of poison in your body = cancer!

And then to get the plants and animals grow faster, Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are planted and growth hormone injected to the animals. GMOs = mutant. growth hormone = mutant. If growth hormone can alter the growth of chickens to double their natural growth, what makes you think it won't do the same to your body? And yeah, have I told you that cancer is basically unnaturally altered cells in you body? i.e. mutated cells?

Oh, yeah. Forgot to Ca Ching for the medical and drugs companies. Ca Ching!!!!

Think about it. I haven't discuss about environmental and ecological impact, social and anthropological impact, and many many more damage these people can do. And to imagine: It's all begin with only one thing: Love of money.

Sorry if I'm a bit out of topic right here but we need to start healing this world. And nothing better than to start it with the man in the mirror.

I would totally recommend you to watch this movies about food industries. "Supersize me" would be another great documentary you should watch. Eat healthy, eat less, have a nice and proper meal, try your best to get organic and healthy food.

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients. [Julia Child]