Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Did You Know....

  • The average American eats over 200 lbs. of meat a year.
  • 30% of the land in the U.S. is used for planting corn.
  • Corn products include: ketchup, cheese, Twinkies, batteries, peanut butter, Cheez-Its, salad dressings, Coke, jelly, Sweet & Low, syrup, juice, Kool-Aid, charcoal, diapers, Motrin, meat and fast food.
  • The average American eats over 200 lbs. of meat a year.
  • In the 1970s, the top five beef packers controlled about 25% of the market. Today, the top four control more than 80% of the market.
  • In the 1970s, there were thousands of slaughterhouses producing the majority of beef sold. Today, we have only 13.
If you read these facts and say to yourself...I didn't know that...you must rent Food Inc before your next trip to the grocery store. You will be amazed at the details of the monopoly on our food source.

CrossFit Central will be holding a screening of Food Inc this Friday for all I Am Crossfit & Relentless Challenge teams!

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