I agree with Michael Pollan when he
says that fast food is sometimes comfort food. It’s not that chicken nuggets
are necessarily the classic examples of comfort food that I agree with, rather
it’s the idea that eating fast food as a kid has created a nostalgic effect. I
didn’t eat Mc Donald’s often as a kid and whenever my grandparents took me, it
was (almost) like going to Disneyland. The food was great and there was even a
playground I could run around in. Looking back on my childhood though, I’m glad
that my parents restricted the amount of fast food because it is quite
unhealthy.
I’m also relieved that he didn’t
fill the chapter with negative statements of fast food being the cause of
obesity in America. Instead he talked about the agricultural and economic side
to fast food. He mentioned specifically the corn content in the food. Even
though it seemed like he was eating chicken nuggets, he was consuming mostly
corn. I’ve never read the ingredients in fast foods simply because I know
they’re terrible for human beings, but I’m shocked at the high percentage of
corn that comprises a fast food meal.
Really like your take on comfort food evoking a sense of nostalgia, I completely agree with you!
ReplyDeleteCorn is literally in almost everything in our lives. Well not everything but close to everything.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading what you posted about fast food actual having some benefits, as opposed to all of the negative things. It can be beneficial
ReplyDeleteI didn't read this book but its so interesting that even chicken nuggets are primarily corn. Youll have to tell me more about the corn in our fast food in class
ReplyDeleteWow that's very interesting I did not know that corn was in basically everything we eat....
ReplyDeletei really liked your second paragraph here-that was an interesting way to read that and i definitely agree
ReplyDeleteYeah its pretty freaky when you realize how many different types of foods have a fair amount of corn in them. But you can't forget that corn did help America basically grow and expand west... its funny how we sort of shame it now but just 200 years ago it was a secure and hopeful crop.
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