History and production of the food: compare three pieces

According to the infographic by Cook, the author mainly talked about the harmless broiler chicken in North America. The author used lots of data to analyze the bad effect of the broiler chicken. He said: “a figure based not on how quickly workers can safely do their jobs but on how quickly USDA meat inspectors can examine the carcasses” (Cook, PARA 1). He tracked for the history and production of the food by looking at the time and effect.

Different from the infographic by Cook, the introduction part of the book tomatoland mainly focus on searching the look and taste of the tomatoes. The author believed that different tomatoes grow in different area will have different taste and look. So his conclusion is that in order to find out the history and production of the tomatoes, we have to compare the look and taste of the tomatoes which grow in different places in United States.

Since Michael Pollan’s article “An Animal’s Place” analyzed the history and production of food in so many ways, I want to talk about specifically in one way. Pollan argued that the domestication and domestic animals can be seen as a mutually beneficial exchange. For example, we drink milk everyday. The milk comes from the cow. So our humans receive the benefit from the cows. However, the cows receive the benefit from us as well. We build the house for cows to live, we provide the fresh grass for cows to eat. Humans and cows all get some benefit from each other. This can be called a balance.

After reading these three pieces talk about the history and production of the food, I find a part that is noteworthy. I really like to eat chicken, no matter which part of the chicken. However, after reading the infographic of Cook, I was shocked by the harmful effect of the chicken. The data the author mentioned in his article is scared. So next time I eat the chicken, I have to consider whether this chicken is good for my health or bad for my health.