Will Food Inc. Change your mind?

Last weekend we rented Food Inc. by director Robert Kenner.
The documentary poses many questions that to me are unavoidable to seek answers to:

1. Do I really know what I'm eating and where it’s coming from?
2. Am I comfortable eating what I'm eating?
3. Would I change my eating habits for the sake of saving the life of an animal?
4. Would I change my eating habits (and that of my family) to save my (and my family's) life, or to at least extend the course of life?

Well, according to IMDB.COM director Robert Kenner is not a vegetarian and I don't blame him. If you are a meat eater, chances are after watching Food Inc. you will remain a meat eater but possibly make wiser decisions in purchasing your meat. However, if you are in the "gray area" when it comes to consuming meat, poultry or products of, you might lean towards the vegetarian or vegan side a tad more after viewing Food Inc.

I myself am not very brave when it comes to preparing or consuming poultry...I'm just not big on it and come to realize do not like the taste of it. I can't go to a restaurant and have faith that the chef is preparing a lean piece of clean chicken that is organic and naturally fed/raised; in fact I know that is not the case in restaurants in this area. If I prepare chicken at home, it's for my family and its organic (making me feel better about my choice). Chicken disgusts me, it repulses me in its raw form...when I prepare chicken I think of...well, chicken and I am grossed out with the texture of it and knowing that it was a dirty bird amongst other dirty birds squawking around with large breasts and broken legs waiting for their horrid, painful demise.

When I prepare chicken, it’s because my family enjoys poultry over beef, plus it’s leaner however if we were eating naturally raised cattle or pig we wouldn’t have to worry about all of the possible poisons associated with corn-fed/digitally raised animals in false or harmful environments.
Food Inc. was obviously not an anti-meat pro-vegan documentary, it posed ALL viewpoints of the food we grow, purchase, prepare and eat and ultimately informed the viewer and left the choice in our hands without being force-fed the director’s opinion. The documentary was beautifully shot and made good points in relation to the food industry and corporate giants while also sharing the stories of “Average Joes”, including one mother who lost her young healthy child to tainted meat in a matter of hours.

There’s an important lesson to be learned, but only the viewer can pose that lesson and make better choices in relation to health, and also your financial position when it comes to purchasing and preparing food.
Me? I’m still grossed out by chicken and have decided to cut back on red meat (something I hold dear paired with a red wine or a dark beer). As hard as that my seem, thank goodness my family is BIG on tofu, vegetables and other vegetarian foods because out of the 5-8 meals I prepare throughout the week, half are meat-free and will continue to be (especially after viewing Food Inc.)