Viewing the King Corn documentary and reading Schlosser's writing about what is an artificial and natural flavors, raised me questions about my environment diet. I live on my own meaning that I live 980 miles away from my parents and have to survive in a small apartment I rented. During my time of survival as an independent student I shop whatever is convenient and of course cheap because of my budget to pay utilities bills, monthly rent payments, transportation, college necessities, and most importantly food. I avoid eating fast foods because of my low income so I prepare my meals and take that to school. However I do buy snacks whenever I am on the go or when I go groceries shopping. Mostly all my favorite snacks and drinks contained high fructose syrup. In the King Corn documentary the cab driver mentioned how he lost weight by avoiding any food that contain high fructose syrup. This ingredient is known as a natural sweetener that meets with the proper requirements of the FDA and is consider natural because of not containing any additives. The term "natural" convinces consumers to believe that their food is all natural because it has been approved by the FDA and they feel safe about what they are eating. When it comes to artificial and natural flavors I can't tell what is the proper taste of determining between these flavors whenever I taste them. My favorite Arizona Green Tea drink claims that it is 100% natural and there are no preservaties however its ingredients lists high fructose corn syrup, natural flavors, and ascorbic acid, pretty ironic if you ask me. These ingredients do not sound natural to me but to the flavor industries and the FDA, it is. Therefore processed foods do not rely alone. In conclusion, I am obtaining more knowledge of how the government, flavor industries, and processing companies affect my environment diet and food choices.
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