Food Made it in America

Food is definitely a hot topic in America. Go to any city in the country and you will surely find a McDonald's and other fast food restaurants. Why? It is actually quite simple to explain. Pollan puts it well when he mentions how the Great Depression greatly influenced the arrival of so many fast food joints because of how cheap the food was. Most people could no longer afford the typical meals they were having pre-depression era. In effect, President Nixon's administration successively dropped the prices of the crops that were used to produce the processed foods sold at fast food places. However much money people save in the present moment from buying fast food, it does not even compare to the costs later in life. As Pollan says, "there are significant costs-to the environment, to public health, to the public purse, even to the culture". In my opinion, no matter how ignorant a person is or wants to be, for that matter, it is still necessary to make them aware of what is actually going into their body and how it is actually "made". For me, it is not worth it to eat food that in the long run is going to increase the chance of me having a health-related expense that will cost much more than any food. In the end, the question is "how much do you care about your body, your environment, and your life later on?" Even Muncie has a farmer's market and offers people health choices of fruits, vegetables, and other items. As I aspire to live in a big city when I graduate, I am looking forward to the more prevalent opportunities for involvement in the food movement with the massive farmer's markets and organic options.