Blog #4

Ø What is your plan to get involved on campus? What are your interests? Will you or have you joined any student organizations? Which two events besides UNITED & Career Major Fair do you plan on attending?
I'm thinking about starting to do some volunteering and I might check out that Superior Edge program. I haven't joined any organizations yet because when I'm not at school I'm working and when I'm not at school or work I try to save free time to go out with my friends and relax. Once I find a balance between everything I will probably start looking into joining some type of organization. Besides going to UNITED and Career Major Fair I plan on going to a hockey game and I aleady attended a football game.

Ø Fast Food Nation - Chapter 6:

Ø What are some of the problems facing cattle ranchers?
Ranchers are facing rising land prices, stagnant beef prices, oversupplies of cattle, health scares about beef etc. (pg. 136)

Ø What are “captive supplies” of cattle? (“The four major meatpacking companies now control about 20 percent of the live cattle in the U.S. through ‘captive supplies’” (138). (See also p. 142).
Cattle that are either maintained in company owned feedlots or purchased in advance through forward contracts.

Ø What was the impact of the Chicken McNugget on the poultry industry?
Most chicken used to be sold whole, but today in the U.S. about 90% of chicken has been cut into pieces, cutlets, or nuggets. The invention of the McNugget helped change the American diet and the way we raise and process our poultry.


Ø How does the nutritional value of a McNugget compare to a hamburger?
McNugget's contain twice as much fat per ounce as a hamburger.

Ø How does the suicide rate for ranchers and farmers compare with the rate for U.S. citizens in general? Why?
The suicide rate among ranchers and farmers is three times higher than the national average.
Farmers are facing huge rises in land price and they end up selling their cattle at break even prices or even at a loss. They are facing alot pressure to make money and support thier families in very competitive marketplace.

Ø Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions.
I agree that subway has healthy food and Quiznos also does as well. I work at Quiznos so I know that the tomatoes, onions, cheese, and meat are all freshly cut each morning. They have a veggie sub and a veggie sammie that is very healthy along with other items. I also think Togo's is pretty healthy. I would think they slice thier own veggie's their but I'm not sure. Other than these types of fast food restaurants I don't think any others are "healthy."