Journal 5- Future of Food

My favorite snack, which is actually the most popular candy bar in the world, would have to be the Snickers. It is made by Mars incorporated first began in Tacoma, Washington so essentially, a Snickers would have to travel across the country to me in order to consume it. The ingredients include milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skimmed milk, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), peanuts, corn syrup, sugar, skim milk, butter, milkfat, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, lactose, salt, egg whites and artificial flavor. There are no genetically modified ingredients nor is there any water involved in making the candy bar. I was unable to determine how much fossil fuel was used to produce it but I’m sure the factory does produce some form of it. I was quite appalled by the “Future of Food” documentary and the up rise of corporate control over agriculture. As food and agriculture have become central in discussions about climate change, the film was very relatable to our present ecological situation. I have mixed feelings about whether consumers should know what is in their food. Although we should be aware about what we are eating and what can be harmful to our bodies, knowing that information may shun us away from our everyday foods and consequently put companies out of business. The film taught me a lot about chemicals used in our foods and what our agricultural world has become.