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Food Inc. Movie Worksheet. Name: 1. “The way we eat has changed more in the last 50 years than in the previous __________________________.”. 2. “The modern American supermarket has on average ___________________________ products.”. 3.
The following lesson plans utilizes the film Food, Inc., a documentary that examines food in the United States and the industry that produces it.
- Food, Inc. Summary
- How True Is The Movie?
- The Key Takeaways from The Movie
- What We Can Do to Change Things
- Other Food Industry Related Topics
If you aren’t completely familiar with what it is, Food, Inc was created by documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner and narrated by Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), and also features commentary from Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma). It lifts the veil on how the nation’s food industry has been consumed by corporations and how that impacts the f...
The footage shot from this documentary comes from farmers, workers, consumer advocates, and a few people who work in the industry who were willing to speak up about what they see on a daily basis within these mammoth corporations.
Supermarkets and Corn
1. The tomatoes you buy in the grocery storeare picked when green and then ripened with ethylene gas 2. The food industry doesn’t want you to know the truth about what you are eating because if you did you might not eat it—it is a world deliberately hidden from us 3. Most people have no idea where their food comes from (do you?) 4. The fact that people need to write a book (and a blog!) telling people where their food comes from shows how far removed we are 5. The average grocery store has 47...
Cows and Beef
1. McDonald’s is the largest purchaser of ground beef (and potatoes, apples, pork, and even tomatoes) in the United States, and they want their food to taste the same everywhere, so they have a great influence on the system—so even if you don’t eat at fast-food restaurants you may be eating meat produced by this system 2. What it comes down to is that, similar to the meat industry, only a handful of companies are controlling our entire food system:In 1970 – the top 5 beef packers controlled 2...
Chickens and Industrial Chicken Farms
1. Chickens are being raised in half the time they were in the 1950s (49 days vs. 3 months), but even in half the time they are ending up twice as big (thanks to antibiotics, among other things) 2. People like white meat so scientists have managed to redesign the chicken to have bigger breasts 3. Today’s industrial chicken farms produce a lot of food, on a small amount of land, for a very affordable price 4. A TysonChickenfarmer says the chickens never even see sunlight—they are kept day and...
The average American consumer does not feel very powerful and it is the exact opposite because when we buy our food we are voting for localor not or organic or notIndividual consumers changed the biggest retailer’s milk options to now offer organic (Wal-Mart)We also need changes at the policy level so organic foods are more affordable than junk foodsThe tobacco industry had huge control over public policy and it is the perfect model on how an industry’s irresponsible behavior was changedQuestion sheet that accompanies the 2008 movie "Food Inc." that explores the American food industry. Available on many streaming sites. 1hr 34 minutes long. Good complement to a middle school or high school unit on nutrition.
- The Science of Science
This ready-to-use, comprehensive movie guide prompts active viewing and critical thinking. With 35 questions, students will dive deep into the content, fostering discussions about the modern food industry, corporate power, and the importance of sustainable agriculture.
- CTE Warehouse
Authors Michael Pollan & Eric Schlosser star in a vital doc that lifts the veil on how our food is made, exposing surprising secrets that the food industry tries to hide from the American...
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Food, Inc. is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Robert Kenner and narrated by Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser. It examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is
