 2008-11-01 - McDonalds is healther than Subway!
This is outrageous propaganda! I am truly disgusted at how much they insult McDonalds. McDonalds is healthy for you! With every meal at McD's you get vegetables, grains, meat, and the optional yogurt parfait.
For good ways to stay healthy smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, eat McDonalds, and watch a lot of television.
 2008-10-02 - Disappointing
I'm a vegetarian who doesn't eat at fast-food restaurants. I thought this book was going to be an interesting expose of the fast-food industry. Instead, it was a series of meandering stories that weren't all that compelling. I got about halfway through the book and realized there was really no point in finishing it.
I noticed that whenever someone was portayed negatively, the word "Republican" invariably cropped up. When one meatpacking company owner became less sympathetic to workers, Schlosser goes out of his way to let the reader know that he went from being a liberal Democrat to a conservative Republican.
It's this kind of political posturing (Schlosser is obviously a liberal Democrat who can't keep his disdain for Republicans out of his writing), along with the fact that Schlosser just isn't that good of a writer, that helps to sink this book.
I kept wondering when I was going to learn something interesting that wasn't obvious. All I learned was what I already knew. Fast-food is a giant industry that pays teenagers low wages and uses a lot of potatoes from giant agribusiness companies and beef from giant cattle companies. Oh yeah, and they use flavorings from companies in New Jersey.
Stop the presses.
 2008-09-30 - The true world of Fast Food opens before your eyes!
This book is truly interesting in that it explains a process that many consumers thought that they were already familiar with.
This book will explain why:
1) it always seems the person at the register is being "trained".
2) children flock to most fast food joints.
3) the fast food industry exploded with growth in the last 30 years.
4) This country needs an alternative to our current and growing feeding trends!
2008-09-09 - By the Author of Outstanding You
Outstanding You: Discover, Design and Achieve Ultimate Fitness
This book should be required reading at all American schools. The purpose behind this book is not to convert people to vegetarian/vegan diets, but instead to educate them about the disastrous state our food supply is in. Though I use this book for information to support my vegan/vegetarian diet, I found it incredibly detailed and thought provoking. Highly recommended for anyone seeking more information on where their food comes from.
Ron Betta
Author - Outstanding You
2008-09-06 - highest approval
received the book quicker than expected. the book was in excellent condition. I highly recommend this seller
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