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As the year is coming to an end, so is our blog cycle, and I am sad to announce that this will be my last and final reading blog of Language and Literature 2. I have had many fond and fun memories in this blog with coming up with ideas on what to write about, and I would like to thank all of my blog’s readers for their time and attitude when reading and commenting on my blog! I wish them all a delightful summer and that they enjoy themselves!

For my blog, I decided to write about Fast Food Nation; it's a pretty simple book that talks about the ever-growing business of fast food restaurants, specifically McDonald's, and how they have shaped America's fast food culture. I found some of the statistics in the book both surprising and questionable, for example, 1 out of 8 people in America have worked at McDonald’s at least once in their life, which, in my opinion, is kind of crazy considering there are about 300 million people in America, and even more worldwide: ALLOT of people must have worked at Mcdonalds. In addition, I also found it surprising that they are the world's biggest holder of real estate- pretty cool IMO.  

The book then goes into why fast food is addictive. It first states how the first French fries were made at McDonald's. They were hand-cut and peeled and then fried in beef tallow, giving them their unique and addictive meaty taste. However, as the demand for the fries increased, production could not keep up. The book then depicts the industrial change to potatoes, how every single step of the way was industrially improved to induce the most profit. This idea got me thinking in my head, “Is this good for us”? And that was clearly answered on the next page. Eric Schlosser mentions that there was a movement to make the fries healthier, they needed to be fried in seed oils, contradicting to what the current administration is saying I wonder who is correct, but when the fries are fried in seed oil, it loses its distinctive meaty taste that makes the fries so prized at McDonalds. In order to keep the taste the same, there are chemically engineered flavoring agents, which are probably unhealthy for you. To this day, the fries aren't made close to the fries you make at your house; they are fried, refried, frozen, refrozen, preserved, chemically inspected, packaged, frozen, refried, etc., sit under heat lamps, and finally served. In my opinion, I think that America should try to improve the quality and health impact of these foods as much as they can, and they are contributing to obesity in America.

I did not read the entire book, but I read a few chapters that I thought were the most relevant, and I had a great time reading them. I would highly recommend that you read this book, as it will raise awareness about your health. In life, you only get one shot, and you should try to make the best of it.

Thank you for reading my blog, and have a great summer! 

Luka 

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