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Grade 7 Up An important addition to most libraries. Useful for health classes and nutrition units, it will also be an eye-opener for general readers who regularly indulge at the Golden Arches. An adaptation of Schlosser's Fast Food Nation (Houghton, 2001), Chew on This covers the history of the fast-food industry and delves into the agribusiness and animal husbandry methods that support it. From the 37-day life of the pre-McNugget chicken to the appallingly inhumane conditions of slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants, the author lays out the gruesome details behind the tasty burgers and sandwiches. Equally disturbing is his revelation of the way that the fast-food giants have studied childhood behavior and geared their commercials and free toy inclusions to hook the youngest consumers. The text is written in a lively, lay-out-the-facts manner. Occasional photographs add bits of visual interest, but the emphasis here is on the truth about soda pop and obesity, fries and lies. Schlosser is a crusader writing with an obviously strong purpose. While at times veering toward the inflammatory edge, he backs up and documents all of his points, ensuring that his insights will incite. Those seeking a book to balance this one should consider Tracy Brown Collins's Fast Food (Gale, 2004), a collection of 10 essays representing varied opinions about different aspects of this industry. Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
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*Starred Review* Gr. 6-9. Including passages from Schlosser's best-selling adult book Fast Food Nation (2001) and other writings, the authors dish up a somewhat-less-stomach-churning look at the fast-food industry's growth, practices, and effects on public health. Folding in original interviews, recent statistics, and published research, along with such spicy taglines as "The Golden Arches are now more widely recognized than the Christian cross," they trace the hamburger's early years and the evolution of the McDonald's Corporation's revolutionary Speedee Service System. They follow with vivid tours through feedlots, abattoirs, and a chicken-processing plant to explore how fast food has achieved spectacular international success, particularly among an increasingly obese youth market, then round off with glimpses of Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard initiative and other alternatives less likely to lead to gastric bypass surgery. Readers may not lose their appetites for McFood from this compelling study, but they will definitely come away less eager to get a McJob and more aware of the diet's attendant McMedical problems. Extensive endnotes, occasional photos. John Peters
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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (May 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0618710310
ISBN-13: 978-0618710317
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
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United States, Burger King, Ray Kroc, Walt Disney, Pizza Hut, Los Angeles, Speedee Service System, Happy Meals, Peel Street, New Jersey, New York City, Taco Bell, World War, Lamb Weston, Middle School, Big Mac, Chez Panisse, Great Britain, Las Vegas, Mickey Mouse, Pilgrim's Pride, Dundee Road, San Bernardino, Upton Sinclair, White Castle

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Grinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald's by Ray Kroc on 5 pages
The American Drive-In: History and Folklore of the Drive-in Restaurant in American Car Culture by Michael Karl Witzel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Making it happen: The story of Carl Karcher Enterprises by B. Carolyn Knight in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Pizza Tiger by Thomas Monaghan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Making Fast Food: From the Frying Pan into the Fryer by Ester Reiter in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A lot to chew on :-(), May 6, 2006

By	Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the same info as in Fast Food Nation but still interesting with new information, May 15, 2006

By	MotherLodeBeth "MotherLodeBeth" (Sierras of California) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

Personally I think the authors 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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5.0 out of 5 stars Your kids need to know this stuff, May 25, 2006

By	bensmomma "bensmomma" (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I just saw Eric Schlosser speak tonight to a crowded room full of interested kids, so you can put away any notions you might get that kids aren't interested in learning more about what they eat or will be put off by "gross" pictures (there are one, maybe two of these in the whole book).

Let me say a little though about what Schlosser does NOT do in this book: he does not tell kids what to eat or not eat. He does not tell them they must stay away from fast-food restaurants at all times (he's not a vegetarian, actually, and he even mentions some responsible ones that he likes, like In-n-Out Burger). Instead, he tried to inform kids about what's in fast food and how fast-food restaurants are run, and encourages kids to make their OWN well-informed decisions.

Schlosser is an investigative journalist, and the book is intended as an expose of the fast-food industry, there's no question about it. A lot of what he says will make parents and kids feel pretty bad about their eating behavior - the terrible pollution problems caused by factory farms, the health problems caused by obesity, terrible dental problems caused by soda pop, etc. So, his opinion on the subject is clear but well-supported.

But before you decide whether you're interested in this book, I would like to suggest to readers of this book's reviews to do some of their own fact-checking. For example, by clicking on a reviewer's name on this page you can see how many other reviews he/she has written. If that person has never written about anything else, ask yourself WHY. Ask yourself who they work for. And then, as Mr. Schlosser would himself suggest, *draw your own conclusions.*

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5.0 out of 5 stars Chew on This
This is a book everyone should read. It makes you think if this type of saturation of high fat food will have on the future of the health of the children. Read more

Published 28 days ago by William A. Bormann

2.0 out of 5 stars Not nearly as good as Fast Food Nation
This book misses the charm and humour that made Fast Food Nation such an interesting read. This book is just a droning anti-corporate rant that takes itself far to seriously.

Published 1 month ago by M. van Hattum

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like fast food read this! Or, even if you don't.
This book is an outstanding read for young people and others of the Fast Food Generations. It is easy to read and amazing enough to be a fun read. Read more

Published 1 month ago by K. Gibson

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome and horrifying
My kids brought this one home and I read it after them. Fascinating and horrifying. We don't eat much fast food in our family, but I think when given a choice I'll be steering... Read more

Published 2 months ago by eine Leserin

5.0 out of 5 stars Really, it's something to chew on (even for fourth graders)
I just wanted to say that I picked up this book not because I wanted a negative thought about fast food. Read more

Published 4 months ago

5.0 out of 5 stars know what crap you're putting in your body
This book is excellent at detailing how the fast food companies target people, especially children, through marketing and other avenues, at the expense of people's health... Read more

Published 6 months ago by J. Wiglesworth

4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought I was buying
I saw this book at a bookstore and bought it without really looking at it much before the purchase. I read Fast Food Nation a couple years back and really enjoyed that. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Mitchell Klooster

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Food
This book is awsome. I was required to read it for a college Nutrition class and I am glad I did. I knew before starting this book that fast food is bad for us, but now I know... Read more

Published 11 months ago by A. Strobel

2.0 out of 5 stars Only If You Like Disgusting Things
Chew on This by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson is about fast food and how bad it is for you. There are a lot of different stories in the book. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Grade Six

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for kids, but not for adults
I read Fast Food Nation a few years back and thoroughly enjoyed this. When I saw this book, by the same author, I assumed it was a sequel to Fast Food Nation with updated... Read more

Published 14 months ago by Scott Mitchell

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