Chew on This: Summary and book reviews of Chew on This by Eric Schlosser, plus links to an excerpt from Chew on This and a biography of Eric Schlosser.

Kids love fast food. And the fast food industry definitely loves kids. It couldn’t survive without them. Did you know that the biggest toy company in the world is McDonald’s? It’s true. In fact, one out of every three toys given to a child in the United States each year is from a fast food restaurant. Not only has fast food reached into the toy industry, it’s moving into our schools. One out of every five public schools in the United States now serves brand name fast food. But do kids know what they’re eating? Where do fast food hamburgers come from? And what makes those fries taste so good? When Eric Schlosser’s best-selling book, Fast Food Nation, was published for adults in 2001, many called for his groundbreaking insight to be shared with young people. Now Schlosser, along with co-writer Charles Wilson, has investigated the subject further, uncovering new facts children need to know. In Chew On This, they share with kids the fascinating and sometimes frightening truth about what lurks between those sesame seed buns, what a chicken ‘nugget’ really is, and how the fast food industry has been feeding off children for generations. Featuring cover art by M. Wartella.

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Chew On This doesn't simply regurgitate the "original" (Fast Food Nation) in a simpler form; instead the information has been substantially rewritten to be of interest to a younger audience, with additional information added, such as how the fast-food industry affects the lives of young people beyond simply eating the stuff.  (Reviewed by BookBrowse Review Team).

Full Review (608 words).

Media Reviews

Publishers Weekly A stinging, often startling expose on this country's pervasive, lucrative fast-food industry, for young people.   School Library Journal An eye-opener for general readers who regularly indulge at the Golden Arches   Booklist - John Peters Starred Review. The authors dish up a somewhat-less-stomach-churning look at the fast-food industry's growth, practices, and effects on public health.   The Independent (UK) Chew On This is a terrific read. A paired-down kids' menu to Fast Food Nation's whopper meal, it has lost none of its bite. Realigning the most salient points of the former book - where fast food comes from, what's in it, what it does to us - for nine- to 13-year-olds, and adding a side order of new findings, Schlosser still shocks.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by anbs
it is a 5 grade book
You should have written it in a more complicated way.

Rated of 5 by summerrox1899
very interesting
This book was awesome. One of the best books I have read in a while. It had so many interesting facts. I could tell the author put a lot of time and effort into writing it! It was one of those books when you started reading it, you couldn't put it...   Read More

Rated of 5 by Roxy or not? (no its not)
Chew on a great book
This is a great book for your 10-20 Kids and adults. I read this book when I was nine and it was astonishing. I love it, Bugs in strawberry shake eww!

Rated of 5 by bookworm
i love it
I got this book from my school. I am in teen living so I got this my teacher loves it I do too. I hope I can get more cool books like this. It is great. ps:I will not eat fast food for a long time !!!!

Rated of 5 by Kathy Smith
Great book
This book is amazing! Phil- you are wrong. the Government really does solve all of our problems. I love this book!

Rated of 5 by rachel
loved it!!!!!!!!!
It was amazing! I had to read it in health class and I will never eat fast food again! I had no idea how many chemicals were in my food until now. From now on I will only eat all natural, organic foods.

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