Entry 9: Pink Slime

Americans should really consider if the convenience and low price is worth the dangerous side effects that the meat could have on your children. One controversial topic, is schools including a mix that contains … Schools meat contains "30 percent all beef and 70 percent" of the controversial mixture. This is alarming to me because it is unsure what is even in the beef mixture at this point. So why would we even consider feeding it to the youth.

It has been found that fast food restaurant, McDonalds has been using a "pink slime" substitute in there meat.This substitute contains Ammonia Hydroxide and as described in the video as the leftover cuts from the animal. As alarming as it sounds, thanks to the efforts of celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver who managed to rally enough attention on the subject of Ammonia Hydroxide. This caused McDonalds to remove the chemical from their meat. People are considering putting this pink goop into the meat of our children's lunch.

  I believe we should be taking as much care of the children and the average American. I think Fast-food chains should have a Sin Tax on beef that has any chemicals or percentages of beef to make it more expensive than other healthier options like a homemade sandwich. In order for change to occur, we the people have to make a difference in the choices we make when considering what to eat