Morganna reveals an experience that changed her feelings toward food.

Food. What a strange word. If you say it repeatedly in your head, it begins to sound primitive. I guess that's because it's a simple word, composed of a mere four letters: f-o-o-d (and two of them are repeated). For such a simple word, it has so much importance. Food is considered a necessity to every living thing. However, "food" can mean practically anything, from a microscopic particle to a Thanksgiving feast. Furthermore, in many cultures, food serves as a gathering, or rather something to gather round. These cultures in particular, you could say, are obsessed with food. Thousands of books have been written on the endless options of preparing, decorating, and enjoying food. Some people have become so obsessed with food that they have even developed an illness, which causes them either to binge eat or starve themselves.

Although my relationship with food is a strange one, it has allowed me to appreciate my family, friends, heritage, and, most importantly, my well-being. I will only go into a few of these, however, let it be known that each is uniquely significant to whom I am today.

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PureLies informs you on more of the fast-food industry.

Editor's Note: Portions of this article contain graphic imagery of animal maltreatment. If you are sensitive to this subject, please reconsider before reading. Also, if you are under the age of 13, please discuss with a parent/guardian prior to reading.

Have you ever given consideration to where the beef in fast-food hamburgers comes from? What about what they feed the animals to get that beef? Or, have you ever thought about how they treat those animals? You'll be surprised at the information you will learn. You may get second thoughts right before you bite into that big, "delicious", hamburger at your local fast-food restaurant.

First of all, I'd like to point out that normal chickens are raised on a farm, and have the right to run carefree around the yard. That isn't true for chickens raised, then bought, by slaughterhouses. Most fast-food chickens are raised in a chicken farm that is run by a leading company that manages chicken. From Eric Schlosser's book, "Chew On This", I learned that the chickens raised to be slaughtered are raised on a farm, but against their will. The chicken feed at those types of farms often consists of scraps and leftovers. Sometimes, the "leftover meat, fat, blood, and bones from chicken slaughterhouses" is included in the feed. Also, there can be leftover waste from cattle slaughterhouses. Basically, the farmers are trying to fatten up the chickens as fast as they can, without much of a cost. Most of these chickens only live 37 days before their death. "These chickens will never see grass," says a chicken farmer.

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