What do the EU, globalization, hybrid seeds, and Spanish tomatoes have in common? Why are our chickens literally eating the Brazilian rainforest? These and many more questions are answered in Austrian film maker Erwin Wagenhofer’s eye opening documentary “We Feed The World”. You can watch the entire documentary (in German) here, or buy the English version here.

This film is a must for anyone who cares about the environment and the food they put in their bodies. The consequences of Western style industrialized food production and globalization are shocking, to say the least.

For facts about subsidized agriculture, genetically modified food, starvation, and other issues discussed in the film, click here.

McDonald's official picture of Filet-o-Fish

Next time you feel the urge to stuff yourself with a breaded piece of particle board composite “fish” that’s dressed with tartar sauce and a slice of “real cheese”, and all squeezed in between two sheets of fluffy PVC, think again. Cause you’re about to commit a culinary crime equivalent to murder in the first degree.

The real Filet-o-Fish. Photo by Ryan/grubgrade

If the Filet-o-Fish’s actual appearance doesn’t offend you enough to run for the hills, then maybe this will.

Photo by Ryan/grubgrade

Still not turned off? Well, then…

Photo by Ryan/grubgrade

Bon appetit!

Not only were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin the first humans to ever set foot on the moon, they were also the first humans to eat on the moon. While romping around in their cute outfits, they enjoyed a lunar picknick of ham-salad sandwiches, fortified fruit strips, and rehydratable beverages

The astronauts’ diet has come a long way from the freeze-dried, dehydrated “foods” that had to be rehydrated with water and sucked from tubes or eaten out of pouches. Today, NASA’s food lab offers 185 dishes, and astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) are each allowed to bring two cases of non-perishable foods, such as M&Ms or chips. Special requests – birthday cakes, or a pizza from Pizza Hut – are sometimes considered as well. Astronauts even get to eat tortillas that are manufactered by Taco Bell’s supplier, although I’m not sure this gives them an edge over their Russian colleagues.

Here’s a look at some of the “food” from past missions astronauts had to put up with while floating around in space. Makes you think twice about wanting to become an astronaut, doesn’t it?!

Beef with Vegetables from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission/Photo NASA

Early space version of "chicken or beef?"/Photo NASA

Dining a la Star Trek/Photo NASA

Rehydrating freeze-dried space food back in the day/Photo NASA

Lunch to go NASA style/Photo NASA

The well set table/Photo NASA

Astronaut's lunch box, 1980's/Photo NASA

Bon appetit!

So, what will you have next time? Pasta or fish?