Super Size Me is one man's quest to find out and experience the harmful affects of a "McDiet." He vows that in the span of 30 days, he will eat EVERYTHING on McDonald's menu. Before he embarks on this quest, he enlists the help of several people to monitor his health. When Morgan started this experiment, he was in perfect health. All his blood work was perfect and his weight was exactly where it should be for his height. Of course, he was warned about the affects that a "McDiet" would have on his body and what changes he could anticipate based on the high calorie and fat, low nutrient diet he was about to start eating. He went from eating strictly vegan food, which is nutrient rich, to eating strictly processed foods that have very little nutrient content to them. Needless to say after his first couple of meals, his system had slowly become adapt to eating all the junk at McDonalds.
Honestly, during the course of the movie, I was uncomfortable. I try my hardest to stay on top of my nutrition and watch my consumption of food that isn't exactly healthy for me. Watching a completely healthy man, knowingly consume more calories than he needed, just about sent me over the edge. It was also a wake up call as to the sad state of our nation when it comes to our health and nutrition. We all know that we're supposed to eat well and exercise often, but why don't we do it? The answer is quite simple, really. We're lazy. It's so much easier to drive through McDonalds and order something that's been deep fried and battered than it is to actually go to the grocery store and buy things to make at home. Also, a sobering fact is that fast food is actually cheaper than fruits and veggies at the grocery store, so lower income families sometimes can't afford to buy fresh food and must rely on local fast food restaurant's low prices.
Another wake up call that occurred to me during the course of that movie was when Morgan was showing the first graders the pictures of different people and the only person they recognized was Ronald McDonald or Wendy from Wendy's. They didn't even recognize Jesus. That to me was the most sobering out of all the movie. It makes me really sad to know that kids are growing up not knowing who Jesus is. They don't have to be raised Christians, but they should at least recognize Jesus' face, if anything.
This movie was very well made and all the skeletons in the McDonald's closet that Morgan exposed were most definitely true.
Brenda Schaffner
Pastor Sam
UNST-104
The Gospel According to WALL-E
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