Movie review: Food Inc. (and my very left-leaning views on the importance of fresh, local food and sustainable nutrition for all)

What I eat and where it comes from has always mattered to me.  I became interested in the subject during college.  As part of one of my courses, I was required to watch Supersize Me.  I also read Fast Food Nation. It's a very eye-opening look at the formation of the fast food industry, it's growth, and the diminished quality of food that the fast-food epidemic has produced.  I loved this issue so much that I wrote my senior honors thesis on instant gratification and the philosophy of fast food.  For much of college, I had a slight reputation among my closest friends for being horrified by fast food.  (Huddle House western omelettes don't count, do they?)  I tried my best to avoid supporting entities that I felt perpetuated not only an obesity epidemic but also left families with few choices for cheap healthy food.  When a hamburger and French fries are cheaper than a crown of broccoli or a bag of oranges, we have problems.  There are many solutions, too many to take up in one post.  The most important thing about this film is that it makes you think long and hard about where your food comes from and how your food's production and quality is affected by market-demand.  The long and short of it is that you should care about where your food comes from and the effect that its production has on the environment.