Food, Inc. – In Theatres June 12

Are you Hungry For Change? We just wanted to put the word out there to all the members of our nation, the film Food Inc. will be in theatres June 12 (tomorrow). Visit the official website http://www.foodincmovie.com/ for additional information about this documentary, view the trailer, and learn how you can get involved.

Food, Inc. exposes America’s industrialized food system and its effect on our environment, health, economy and workers’ rights. For example, did you know that the average food product travels about 1,500 miles to get to your grocery store? And that transporting food accounts for 30,800 tons of greenhouse gas emissions every year? A better and more environmentally friendly alternative is to shop local.

Were you aware that 30 million Americans are obese? High calorie, sugar laden processed foods coupled with our sedentary lifestyles is growing our wastelines and contributing to serious health issues like diabetes, heart ailments and cancers. By incorporating more raw and unprocessed foods into your diet, you are providing your body with the nutrients that it needs to heal itself and building a strong foundation for personal health and wellness.

Last but not least, approximately 10 billion animals (chickens, cattle, hogs, ducks, turkeys, lambs and sheep) are raised and killed in the US annually. Nearly all of them are raised on factory farms under inhumane conditions. These industrial farms are also dangerous for their workers, pollute surrounding communities, are unsafe to our food system and contribute significantly to global warming.

What can you do?

First, check out http://www.foodincmovie.com/, and get knowledge on what’s going on with food right now, then follow the links they provide on their site to learn more about the various issues and the actions you can take. The list below was taken from their site.

10 Simple Things You Can Do to Change Our Food System

• Stop drinking sodas and other sweetened beverages.
  You can lose 25 lbs in a year by replacing one 20 oz soda a day with a no calorie beverage (preferably water).
• Eat at home instead of eating out.
  Children consume almost twice (1.8 times) as many calories when eating food prepared outside the home.
• Support the passage of laws requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information on menus and menu boards.
  Half of the leading chain restaurants provide no nutritional information to their customers.
• Tell schools to stop selling sodas, junk food, and sports drinks.
  Over the last two decades, rates of obesity have tripled in children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years.
• Meatless Mondays—Go without meat one day a week.
  An estimated 70% of all antibiotics used in the United States are given to farm animals.
• Buy organic or sustainable food with little or no pesticides.
  According to the EPA, over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used each year in the U.S.
• Protect family farms; visit your local farmer’s market.
  Farmer’s markets allow farmers to keep 80 to 90 cents of each dollar spent by the consumer.
• Make a point to know where your food comes from—READ LABELS.
  The average meal travels 1500 miles from the farm to your dinner plate.
• Tell Congress that food safety is important to you.
  Each year, contaminated food causes millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths in the U.S.
• Demand job protections for farm workers and food processors, ensuring fair wages and other protections.
  Poverty among farm workers is more than twice that of all wage and salary employees.

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