Food Inc. - our roles!

Food Inc. is a good way of showing awareness to the world on about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here. These questions have never been asked before by many people since the government, big corporations, marketing strategy, advertisement, packaging, and design fool us all.

I am very concerned and angry with the government and corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. This is a serious topic, as we all survive with food that we consume everyday; it is our life, country and world.

There is no such thing that we cannot do anything. As a creative thinker and the next generation, we have the responsibility to change. Be ethically right about what we are marketing, advertising, and selling to the society is a big step. Many consumers are influenced by what we do as an artists, businessman, and designer. We should send the right messages and tell the truth to the people by playing our important role instead of helping the corporations to cheat and hid the truth.

Besides being responsible as creative thinkers, we can still help by little actions we take everyday such as: Protect family farms; visit your local farmer's market; Make a point to know where your food comes from—READ LABELS; Buy organic or sustainable food with little or no pesticides; Meatless Mondays—Go without meat one day a week; Support the passage of laws requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information on menus and menu boards; Stop drinking sodas and other sweetened beverages; Eat at home instead of eating out; and many more that you can find from http://www.foodincmovie.com/get-involved.php

I believe if each person take some actions on changing the way how we think and eat, collectively it will make a big impact on our health, farmers and our environment.