I did a little research on fast food industries including McDonald's, so I have decided to go further in depth on the whole process of McDonald's food. Do we really know what we are eating every time we step foot into a McDonald's restaurant? The answer to that question is no. I think that people are very oblivious to many of the facts that go behind the scenes at McDonald's.Not only is there a form of animal cruelty, because of over-feeding them to make them larger (and less healthy to consume), but there is what is called Economic Imperialism. McDonald's is a very anthropocentric food chain and everything that they do is to benefit themselves and not the environment. They use poorer countries for America's benefit which ends up "keep[ing] most black people poor and hungry while many whites grow fat" (The truth). Countless rainforests are going down every year to keep up with the growing demands for the food at McDonald's.
People are regularly fooled by McDonald's happy slogans and people are constantly being exposed to food that is not good for them or the environment. There is absolutely no justice in being exposed to food that is unhealthy and that most people are completely oblivious to it. They are more fooled to the prices involved with buying the food than the process of making the food.
Chewing food is essential for a healthy diet and sends nutrients into the blood. The food served at McDonald's is completely lacking in bulk and makes chewing it very easy. This promotes more over-eating and a craving for the unhealthy food that McDonald's offers. McDonald's is promoting food for people who can't afford to eat at healthy, non-fast food, restaurants. They are first of all not letting people know about the healthiness of their food, but they are also promoting it to the poorer people. This makes it so the poorer people think that the food is delicious and great for the dollar. But really, they are getting the short end of the stick because McDonald's food is incredibly bad for the human body and the continuous promoting of it is completely unjust towards people and animals of the world.--Amanda Lai
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I thought about this blog post when I was checking my email today. Under one of MSN's articles was one about how McDonald's is making a huge "Makeover" (http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/big-makeover-at-mcdonalds.aspx)
McDonald's says its trying to "stay ahead of concerns over obesity as well as the healthfulness and safety of food supplies around the world."
They say that, but I think that this new packaging is just a marketing plan to adorn moreso to local markets, like trying to have packaging in New Zealand that highlights beef from New Zealand, or how they state in Argentina, the McDonald's will have packages that show marinated onions, supposedly the country's delicacy.
That was me with the response to McDonald's
-Jimmy Vuong
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