Running Head: Super Size Me

Elizabeth Cady
Grand Canyon University
BIO-319
Super Size Me
3-20-11

As I watched Super Size Me I was appalled by all the facts that Morgan Spurlock showed about McDonalds. It has always been common sense, at least for me, that there is no possible way that fast food can be healthy for you. I personally know people that eat fast food almost everyday and they aren’t overweight. The fact that there are more McDonalds then any other fast food chain is not surprising. The part that I really enjoyed about the movie is when he talked about nutrition in schools. Something needs to be done. The first school he went to was in Naperville, IL at Madison Junior High School. The one thing he really emphasized on was that the kids there weren’t making the right food choices. Most of them got chips, fries, or pizza. Some of them just are fries. The cafeteria staff backed it up by saying that they probably brought a lunch from home, or they are sharing that food with other kids, when really they weren’t. In my opinion if they are trying to make the kids make the right choices then they need to have a better selection of healthier food for them. They don’t even cook food in schools anymore; it is all pre-packaged and frozen. They take it out of a box, warm it up, and serve it. In the movie they Morgan said that on average there are over 1,000 calories in one meal. That’s outrageous. Nobody should be eating that many calories in one meal. Morgan visited Appleton Central Alternative School in Appleton, WI and found that they have improved their student’s behavior not by discipline but by diet. “Wisconsin’s Appleton Central Alternative School hired a local organic bakery that helped transform Appleton’s cafeteria fare from offerings heavy on meat and junk food to predominantly whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables” (School Lunches, P. 5).