Title: A Trip to the Farm
Media: Video Tape with Discussion Guide
Audience: Children 5-9 y/o, Educators
Pub. Date: 1987
Description: This fun kid's video details a day at a dairy farm from breakfast to milking. The use of a milking machine will have your kids entranced with amazement! Narrated by a young boy, complete with a folk inspired soundtrack, the movement of milk from cow to grocer is shown. Baling hay, feeding the chickens, collecting eggs, and feeding the hogs are a few other attractions. Great video to show kids the dynamics of a small dairy farm.
Length: 14 minutes
Number of Copies: 5
Classifications: Other, Nutrition Education, Elementary School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Early Childhood
Source: American Educational Products, Inc.

5 Copies

Title: All-Star Receiving for Child Nutrition
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: School Food Service Personnel and Managers
Pub. Date: 1998
Description: A total training guide for school foodservice employees on receiving. Complete with a five section lesson planner, handouts, a video tape, and a mini poster. The five lessons are as follows, flow of food, checks and balances at the back door, freshness check, check it and store it, and Murphy's Law. The video takes the viewer through the exact receiving process, step by step, that should be used by every facility to maintain proper HACCP procedure. This is a great training guide for school foodservice employees to learn the proper method of receiving.
Length: 16 minute video, 67 page manual
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Safety and Sanitation, Food Service Management, Adult, Training Resource, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: National Food Service Management Institute

1 Copy

Title: Basic Skills for Foodservice Workers: Practical Math
Media: Video Tape and Discussion Guide
Audience: Food Service Personnel
Pub. Date: 1989
Description: Uses scales, containers and different types of food such as milk, vinegar and flour to define weight and capacity. Shows how to use measuring spoons, cups, ladles, scoops and other measuring utensils. Explains how to use a balance beam scale or baker's scale, and the importance of precision in measuring. Shows examples of how measurement terms and concepts are applied.
Length: 15 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Training Resource, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Adult, Food Service Equipment, Food Preparation and Presentation
Source: Vocational Media Associates

1 Copy

Title: Basics: Fruits and Vegetables
Media: Video
Target Audience: Educators, Grades 7-12, Adult
Pub. Date: 2001
Description: Chef Paulette Mitchell demonstrates preparing fruits and vegetables, including selection, as well as cooking methods. Recipes and teaching materials included.
Time/length: 16 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Cookbook, Food Preparation and Presentation, Middle School, Secondary, Training Resource, Video and Worksheets
Source: Learning ZoneXpress

1 Copy

Title: Bill Nye the Science Guy: Germs
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Grades 6-8
Pub. Date: 1998
Description: In this episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy, germs are discussed at length. The video reinforces the importance of hand washing and also discusses food preservatives and how microorganisms are spread. The featured "way cool scientist" is a health inspector who's job is to monitor food safety in restaurants. HIV and AIDS are touched on and interesting activites are given in the video and accompanying discussion guide (inside cover of video case).
Length: 26 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Safety and Sanitation, Other, Elementary School, Middle School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Children's Activities and Projects
Source: Disney Educational Productions

1 Copy

Title: Bill Nye the Science Guy: Nutrition
Media: Video with Leader's Discussion Guide on inside cover
Audience: Grades 4-8, Educators
Pub. Date: 1996
Description: *Old Food Guide Pyramid Disclaimer*The old version of the Food Guide Pyramid (which has since been replaced by MyPyramid.gov) is mentioned briefly in this video. Make sure to note the newer version and its improvements when using as a resource.

Your are what you eat! That's right...everything from your eyeballs to your elbows is made of food! Bill Nye tells us what kinds of nutrients are in each bit of grub and what foods are best for healthy bodies. Fun experiments showing the use of a bomb calorimeter and extracting fiber from breakfast cereal are done. The "way cool scientist" of this episode is a food scientist who does nutrient analysis. Complementary proteins, fiber, minerals, carbohydrates, vitamins, and fat are described in a very basic fashion suitable for an introduction to nutrition. Discussion guide is included on inside cover of video tape case.
Length: 23 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Elementary School, Middle School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Children's Activities and Projects
Source: Disney Educationals

1 Copy

Title: Body Talk 1
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Ages 12 and up, Educators
Pub. Date: 1999
Description: This award-winning video on body esteem looks at youth from diverse backgrounds to discuss the messages they receive from media, family and friends about their bodies. Real teens talk about the real issues. Perfection, plastic surgery, peer pressure, media pressure, excessive exercise, and irregular eating patterns are all touched on. Both female and male perspectives are offered. The video focuses on their healing as well at their struggles. Facillitator's guide is included.
Length: 28 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Culture and Nutrition, Other, Middle School, Secondary Scoool, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: The Body Positive

1 Copy

Title: Body Talk 2
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Educator's, Ages 8-11
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: This video focuses on age-specific body esteem issues, including puberty, dieting, teasing, and trying to fit in. Children from diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes talk about their changing bodies and building their self-esteem. Facilitator's guide included.
Length: 20 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Culture and Nutrition, Other, Middle School, Elementary School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: The Body Positive

1 Copy

Title: Body Talk 3
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: 6-9 y/o Elementary School Children, Educators
Pub. Date: 2004
Description: This video teaches children that health can come at any size; to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full; and to move because it feels good. Children of diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes talk about being teased because of how they look; solutions for those situations; why eating healthy is beneficial and why exercise is fun. Facilitator's guide included.
Length: 20 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Other, Nutrition Education, Elementary School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: The Body Positive

1 Copy

Title:Breakfast Clubbies: Video and Activity Kit
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Activity Guide, and 5 Plush Toys
Audience: 3-7 y/o Children, Educator's, and Day Care Providers
Pub. Date: 1991
Description:Special guest Cathy Rigby promotes a fun, musical and educational tool to expose young children to healthy eating habits. This activity kit consists of four short videos, each approximately 6-11 minutes in length. This series of episodes focuses on the importance of eating breakfast,the importance of exercise, ways to make breakfast and different kinds of breakfast around the world. The videos consist of four children, five animate food characters, two adults and Cathy Rigby in a community center setting. The kit is appropriate for children ages 3-7. Children are exposed to postitive attitudes about health, basic skills (language, math, social) and other cultures. A Teacher's Guide including 40 fun activities accompanies the videos. Also, 5 plush toys of the "food groupies" are available to make the activities tangible.
Length: 4 - 6-11 minute videos, 57 page teacher's activity guide
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Early Childhood, Elementary School, Nutrition Education, Children's Activities and Projects, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: Food Groupie, Inc.

1 Copy