In the age of rising obesity rates and related health issues it is more important than ever that we recognize what is going on behind our Bic Macs!

Excellent book for teaching the way big business in America works. You can see how McDonald's has its hand in so much of our culture and economy. Add to that the 12 year-olds love the disgusting facts and practical applications of science, math, business,etc, and you have a great book.

I *L*O*V*E*D* this book! It was amazing in my view, I feel that it took me where I wanted to go within fastfood places. It shows history, facts, causes, ect of fastfood. Not everyone will enjoy this book because it may ruin their view on the fastfood they loved, or it may get 'gross'. But for someone like me it was perfect, I like the truth and that is what it gave me ^__^

I had to read this book for my language class. We had a number of high point assignments based off of it, so I had no choice in the matter of whether to read it or not. I was born and raised on a beef farm and we also have chickens. This book is biased and unfair to small farmers like my father. It is also written in a manner that is not necessary for competent tenth graders. We can definitely handle the full on version of Fast Food Nation for any teachers out there wondering. You must understand that not all, in fact, many farms are NOT at all inhumane or bad to their animals. I am very disappointed by this author and frustrated with my teacher for making us read such childish materials.

Chew On This is getting many praises. But for what? everyone knows what is going on in the fast-food industry. We're just choosing not to acknowledge these "truths" Every student except for two in my classes dreaded reading the book for our summer reading. No high school student cared what was in our food or what fast food chain used what company for potatoes. So they use an ingredient from bugs in strawberry milkshakes. Nothing will be able to stop a high school student from having what they like. I never finished reading it. I had to force myself to read through the introduction. This book was full of dry information with dull "facts". Call me ignorant, but i live in reality where no book is powerful enough to start boycotts on fast-food. Nothing will change and this dull sligtly fictional book is not going to make a slight difference. Do yourself a favor: don't buy this book, and if you are concerned about fast food- just don't eat it! And as principal for your school or in charge of your school district, do your school(s) a favor: don't buy this book, or you will see kids wih chickfila bags and reluctant english students with less than perfect scores.

I really liked this book,it tells you a lot about how fastfood harms us.The book amazed me when I first read it.Because I was younger and I had no idea how terrible fast food was.Sure I knew it was bad for you,but I did not know how bad.this really opens a window for kids my age.Read it!

this book is good for all ages. After I read this book i never wanted to go to another fast food reatrount. it trachers You about the smille and the counter of your favoret fast food place. You will never regret reading this book.

This book is an excellent look on fast food's impact on society. The invention of the hamburger, the role of soda in toothless Yupik Eskimos, the people behind the counter of a McDonalds, the teen getting gastric bypass, how McNuggets are made...it's all here. Chew On Thishas some gross content like depiction of a slaughterhouse and organs that were damaged from fast food, but I really think that this book was awesome! Five stars, hands down!