I had a chance to explore a new book to our library titled Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson. Not only did this book provide interesting facts for me to use with eighth grade English students, it GROSSED me out! If you are looking for a nonfiction book to read and you have a strong stomach, this book would be the perfect choice.Chew on This highlights little known facts about the growth of fast-food chains, particulary McDonald's, and the effect this growth has had on American children. Although this may sound a bit dull, it is anything but that. How can your interest not be captured when you learn "Dactylopius coccus costa... bugs are collected, dried, and ground into a coloring additive. It takes about 70,000 of the insects to make a pound of carmine, which is used to make processed foods look pink, red, or purple" (Schlosser and Wilson 121-22)? This fact will make me think twice about ordering a strawberry milkshake!
Don't miss the chance to be entertained while learning some fascinating facts about foods common to the American diet.
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Ewww... That book seems SO gross, but interesting. I will SO read it!
that book sound very interesting i think i will read it
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