Reflective Post

Over the course of the quarter this class taught me lots about food and my food values. The aspects ranging from our in-class discussions to our readings to the research we did taught me many parts of the food industry. The insight I gained was typically disgusting and made me reevaluate my food values and choices. While I have always tried to eat a healthy and well-balanced diet I have learned so much about the food industry over the last ten weeks that my diet has shifted even more away from the disgusting eating habits and foods that we discussed in the class. One major turning point for me was "Food, Inc." This was a movie I had never seen and one that opened my eyes to the horrors of meat production in the US. My diet quickly changed excluding some of the Sodexho meat I knew was processed in plants like the ones shown. While the knowledge gained may have been astonishing I feel it is important to be informed and fully aware of all aspects of an issue and proceed to make decisions to change or not from that point. Overall, this class was important not only to practice the various writing techniques, but also to expose us to thinking about ourselves, the course made me think.