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Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want To Know About Fast Food (精装)
by Eric Schlosser , Charles Wilson
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Health of body, Fast food, Ages 9-12, Children's books |
| Market price: ¥ 178.00
MSL price:
¥ 158.00
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MSL rating:
 Good for Gifts |
| MSL Pointer Review:
An eye opening and interesting book making people especially the kids aware of what they are buying and eating. |
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Chloe Fox (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
I read Chew on This once, and now I'm reading it a second time. It's that good! It tells you about obesity, fat kids who get gastric bypass surgery, how you get that seemingly innocent Value Meal or chicken nuggets, advertising schemes (literally), Disney World (score!), the real story of McDonald's coke (just add syrup to water and mm-mm, a tasty drink the whole family will love), what makes fast food taste as good as it does, toys at chains, the workers, and the horrible, scheming Web sites that try to brainwash innocent kids into eating McDonald's crap. And then some. I love this book! It's so nice to see someone writing about the history of fast food, whilst other writers write about Louise and her lost love that bound the tree with passion, and about the "serious" issue of our children not doing enough at school, home, or after-school. I seriously recommend buying or borrowing this book. I'm trying to get my mom to read it. My cousin needs to read it too... he's a big McDonald's fan. I'm never going to eat fast food again! |
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A reader (MSL quote), Australia
<2006-12-26 00:00>
I really like this book. I bought it (even though it's geared more to kids) because I am a fan of Fast Food Nation (can't wait till the movie comes out) and wanted to hear what he had to say this time around. He's targeted 9-15 year olds mainly because American kids are so unhealthy and out of shape - he wanted to not tell them what not to eat, but in fact enlighten them about what they are actually eating. Because the stats are so high for being obese at age 35 if you were obese at 13, he wants to try to stop kids getting obese by age 13 in the first place. He takes shots at the soda industry as well as fast food restaurants. There is a chapter dedicated to the sodas making kids fat/unhealthy. 1 out of 3 toys in America come from fast food restaurants he states, showing the 'marketing skills' of these chains to lure kids to want to eat there. Chew on This is really designed to make people (especially the kids) aware of what they are buying and eating and awareness is key to the choices you make. I loved this book. It's eye opening and interesting and does in fact make you chew on his thoughts. I think he's done a great job here. I hope this message sinks in to kids’ heads and make them reconsider what they would rather eat. |
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Zorya (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
Very well researched and written. I had read Fast Food Nation and was not disappointed with this offering for younger readers. I would recommend it for older elementary and middle school readers. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
If you ever eat fast food after reading this book, you obviously didn't read it. It covers how the fast food industry has changed America for the worst. How they manipulate kids into eating fast food. The conditions of the animals that are raised to be eaten. The diet of the animals. What goes on in the slaughter houses. How they have made the farmers go out of business. How the restaurants are run. Fast food in schools and much more. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
Personally I think the author's book Fast Food Nation is better, even for kids ages ten and up, since kids can handle the contents which hold your attention. The chapter on soda pop interesting since it spoke of Glennallen Alaska and other areas in Alaska where most kids have lost teeth or have rotting teeth because of beverage companies pushing Pepsi, Coke etc. Also interesting was page 121 and the chapter titled The Bugs In Your Candy which is about color additives in processed foods like cochineal extract also known as carmine or carminic acid which is made from dead bodies of small bugs harvested mainly in Peru and the Canary Islands. The author notes these 'little bugs are collected, dried and ground into coloring additive which makes processed foods look pink, red or purple. Dannon yogurt gets its color from camine, as do many candies, frozen fruit bars, fruit fillings, and Ocean Spray pink grapefruit juice drink'. This is especially troubling to those of us who strive to not eat animals of any kind. Being vegetarian or vegan to me means NO animal meat, bodies etc, and I detest companies who sneak animal bodies into food one should assume are safe. So just remember this book is geared to young people, while I think his other book Fast Food Nation is geared to all ages. |
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E. Martin (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
What an eye opener. Not only does this book share the history of how fast food has changed this nation, but it also shares how appalling the conditions are for employees and animals alike. A must read if you eat out regularly. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-26 00:00>
I just finished this book, and it has really put the fast food empire in perspective for me. I never knew what actually goes on behind the counter, or how many chemicals can be in a strawberry milkshake. I would recommend this book for everyone. One bad thing about it, though, is that some parts tend to get a bit boring. But most of the book is very informative and interesting. Overall, this book was definitely worth my money. |
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