Chew on This facts for kids
Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food is a book written by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson. It was first published in 2006. This book is a special version of another book called Fast Food Nation, made easier to read for young people like you. It helps explain how the fast food industry works.
Contents
What's the Book About?
This book looks closely at the fast food industry. It often talks about McDonald's but also covers fast food in general. The authors explain how fast food is made, the working conditions for people who make it, and the health effects of eating too much fast food.
The History of Fast Food
Chew On This also shares the interesting history of fast food. It tells the story from the very first hamburgers to how big fast food companies started. You'll learn about how the industry grew and changed over time.
From Farm to Table: How Food is Made
The book explores how food gets from farms to your plate. It talks about how chickens are processed and how meatpacking has changed. In the past, places like the Chicago Stock Yards processed many animals. Today, meatpacking can be very fast, with hundreds of cattle processed each hour.
Advertising and You
The book also highlights how much advertising young people see. It says that the average child sees about 40,000 advertisements every year. About half of these ads are for things like fast food, candy, breakfast cereals, and soda. This shows how much companies try to get kids interested in their products.
About the Book's Publication
Chew On This has been published two times. First, it came out as a hardcover book. Later, a paperback version was released in 2006 by Penguin Books. The paperback version included a new introduction. The book has 318 pages.
