After watching the film, Food Inc by Eric Schlosser, I am able to see why many children these days are getting obese at a very young age. One of the scenes that caught my attention was when the narrator, Ms Maria Andrea Gonzalez and her family were shopping at the supermarket for their weekly groceries. The shopping started at the fresh fruits and vegetables area, one of her daughters wanted to purchase some pears at $1 a pound but found out that she could only get 2 pears for a pound, thus gave up the idea of having the fruit since those 2 pears will not be able to replace a meal for fill her tummy. Fresh fruits and vegetables has become a luxurious item for their family and I find this really disturbing as taken for granted, fresh fruits and a vegetables are suppose to be the most important part of our daily lives and now for them are not the case. Instead to save on the cost of food they have to opt for the unhealthy snacks like chips, soda and candies which are all pumped full of corn syrup. Any food that contains corn syrup is very affordable as they are heavily subsidized by the Government. Although the taste is great but unhealthy, leading to early signs of child obesity.
Sources:
Food Inc. Dir Eric Schlosser. Narr. Maria Andrea Gonzalez. 2008. Film.
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