A review by yatosuz
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser

4.0

There's a lot to digest with this book - pun intended - and most of it is very unpleasant. The main thrust of the book is that the relentless demand for a cheaper, more efficient food system combined with greed has led to a food system that devalues everything except throughput and profit. I think we all are aware of the inhumane treatment of many of the animals, but the working conditions in the slaughterhouses was new to me, and I'm appalled. Merely adds fuel to the fire that's been lit under me for several years now regarding whole foods, fresh foods, and home-cooked meals. Schlosser's conclusion is correct: dollars spent are a vote for the products we want/demand. I'll spend my dollars demanding safe food, fair pay and fair trade, humane treatment of animals and industry workers, and, as Emily noted in her review, small farms who do things the old, slow, respectful way.