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I hadn't planned on being an activist.
Journalists aren't supposed to be cheerleaders.
A public outcry usually masks a private obsession.
I've been called communist, socialist, anti-American.
The United States now has more prison inmates than full-time farmers.
I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.
The Golden Arches are now more widely recognized than the Christian cross.
We can have Americans eating affordably and eating in a way that's sustainable.
I think there could hardly be a more important subject than health and nutrition.
There's a real strong link today between soda consumption and obesity among children.
If you eat, you should be concerned about the people who are providing you with food.
As a matter of fact, most cases of food poisoning are never linked back to their source.
We're all connected by the system, and we all have to be a part, I think, of changing it.
I hate the word "inevitable" because I feel like things don't have to be the way they are.
Hey, I used to eat at McDonald's: I liked the taste of the food, especially the French fries.
I really like hamburgers and French fries, and I don't consider myself some kind of gourmand.
As an investigative reporter, I'm trying to uncover things and expose them to create a dialogue.
Yes, a cheeseburger and fries is probably my favourite meal. But I don't eat ground beef anymore.
Most fast food is fried. Fried food tastes great, and people dont seem to care about the fat aspect.
Most fast food is fried. Fried food tastes great, and people don't seem to care about the fat aspect.
By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.
Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports.
Point of view is present in anything I write, but I really try to let the subject and facts speak for themselves.
Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat.
One of my favorite dishes in the world used to be steak tartare, which is raw ground beef seasoned and then served.
During my school visits, I really enjoy the feedback I get from them much more than anything I might tell say to them.
I think for real change to happen, it's going to have to come from the kids, the community, the teachers, the parents.
I really like visiting schools, but what I tell students isn't anywhere near as interesting to me as what they tell me.
By the way, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons.
I try to persuade people to act in ways that are not only in their own interest, but in the interest of society at large.
The industry doesn't want you to know the truth about what you're eating, because if you knew, you might not want to eat it.
Twenty years ago, teenage boys in the United States drank twice as much milk as soda; now they drink twice as much soda as milk.
I'd been eating fast food all my life without thinking about it. And the more I learned about the subject, the more intrigued I became.
The fear of murder has grown so enormous in the United States that it leaves a taint, like the mark of Cain, on everyone murder touches.
Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But thats where an interesting conversation begins.
Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that's where an interesting conversation begins.
Fast food is popular because it's convenient, it's cheap, and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu.
Students can do experiments and investigate for themselves what's going on in restaurants, in our food system, and begin a process of learning.
If the market does indeed embody the sum of all human wishes, then the secret ones are just as important as the ones that are openly displayed.
The market is a tool, and a useful one. But the worship of this tool is a hollow faith. Far more important than any tool is what you make with it.
It's possible to go to the market, buy good ingredients, and make yourself a healthy meal for less than it costs to buy a value meal at McDonald's.
I'd like to think that, in the United States, you can criticize a company that makes hamburgers without having to worry about what might happen to you.
There is a growing market today for local, organic foods produced by small farmers. And farmers' markets have played a large role in making that happen.
Studies have found that preparing your own food is usually healthier and less expensive than buying fast food. But most people just don't have the time.
Even academic elites are drawn to the figure of the murderer, which has long been a focus of attention for psychiatrists, sociologists, and criminologists.
I can understand why a single parent, working two jobs, would find it easier to stop at McDonald's with the kids rather than cook something from scratch at home.
The thing that's been inhibiting long-form investigative reporting is fear - fear of being sued, of being unpopular, of being criticized by very powerful groups.
Since 1966, hundreds of books have been published that follow murderers along their paths of destruction. Every serial killer, it seems, now has a biographer or two.
It's not a question of McDonald's vanishing from the face of the earth. It's a question of these companies assuming some more responsibility for what they're selling.
Fast food is inexpensive, convenient, and it tastes good. I'm all in favor of that. My problem is how heavily processed it is - how full of salt, fat, and sugar it is.