Human Nutrition: The Savvy Eater
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Browse Full-length Non-member Titles"Human Nutrition: The Savvy Eater" explains how to make informed food choices by reading Nutrition Facts labels, ingredient lists, and marketing claims. The video covers FDA and USDA roles, serving size, calories, fat, carbohydrates, protein, dietary fiber, sugars, daily values, and how to compare packaged foods. It also teaches consumer awareness by showing how regulated and unregulated label claims can affect purchasing decisions. A major section focuses on food safety, including foodborne illness, bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Clostridium botulinum, safe food handling, handwashing, refrigeration, cooking temperatures, and preventing cross-contamination. The video concludes with practical healthy eating strategies, such as choosing fruits and vegetables, limiting highly processed snacks, and balancing cost, convenience, and nutrition. Relevant to health, nutrition, consumer education, and life science curricula. Part of the "Human Nutrition" series.
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Runtime: 24 minutes, 32 seconds
- Topic: Business, Health and Safety, Home and Family
- Subtopic: Consumer Education, Food, Nutrition, Public Health, Safety
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2011
- Producer/Distributor: Cerebellum Corporation
- Series: Human Nutrition
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Human Nutrition: The Savvy Eater
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Great video for students