Have a movie party for Food Inc.
Save the date! On the night of Wednesday, April 21, 2010, consider hosting a potluck and screening party for the PBS broadcast of the Oscar-nominated movie Food, Inc.
If you can’t wait until April, you can watch the movie sooner—it’s already out on DVD. (Since we watched it last week, my husband has been surprisingly keen on changing how we eat!) Also, from April 22nd to April 29th, the film will be streaming online.
Americans have plenty of affordable food, compared to the rest of the world. But this inside look at industrial feed lots, chicken shacks and hog farms shows some hidden costs.
Footage of meatpacking operations secretly shot by workers was a real eye-opener, as was testimony from a woman whose toddler died after eating tainted beef.
The film also showed some profitable producers of organic foods and even some free-range fast food.
The film also had a lot of positive ideas for things that everyday people can afford to do to help make our food supply safer and more sustainable. We can protect our health and the planet!
Jennifer Motl is a registered dietitan. E-mail her at brighteating.com or chat on Twitter.
