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Still image from: My World Kitchen: Aniyah's Brazilian Feijoada

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Annabel's Austrian Kaiserschmarren

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Balthazar's Turkish Revani Cake

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Ben's German Zwiebelkuchen

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Charlotte's Irish Boxty

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Choekyi's Tibetan Spinach Momos

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Connor's Scottish Vegetarian Haggis

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Diellza's Kosovan Stuffed Peppers

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Disa's Swedish Kardemummabullar

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Dougie's Essex Yule Log

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Eddie's Italian Olive Pizza

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Elsa's Guyanese Fishcakes

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Emilio's Cypriot Pitta Bread With Halloumi

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Esmae's Norfolk Fish With Sweet Potato Wedges

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Febo's American Pumpkin Pie

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Gabriel's Cornish Pasties

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Hanna's Japanese Sushi

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Hannah's Korean Salmon

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Harry's Lithuanian Kugelis

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Holly's Mereyside Scouse and Crusty Bread

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Iaia's Guinea-Bissau Kansiye

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Indigo's New Zealand Pavlova

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Izaac's Lancashire Chorley Cakes

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Jake's Australian Meat Pie

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Je'nae's Jamaican Saltfish and Cabbage

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Jessica's Ukrainian Borscht

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Kay's Polish Dill Pickle Soup

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Larry's Chinese Tofu, Egg, and Prawn

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Leo's Russian Sharlotka

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Lewis's Israeli Chocolate Challah Bread

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Lexi's Welsh Glamorgan Sausages

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Lola's Spanish Tuna Empanada

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Malika's Moroccan Fish Ball Tagine

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Marian's Bulgarian Gyuveche

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Marina's Mexican Enchiladas

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Mason's Yorkshire Puddings With Sausages

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Mateo's Chilean Sopaipillas With Pebre

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Molly's Saint Lucian Jerk Sea Bass

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Naima's Algerian Borek

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Naomi's Senegalese Mafe Fish

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Okai's Ghanaian Okra Stew

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Orson's English Bakewell Tart

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Pearlina's Tahi Catfish and Sticky Rice

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Pippa's Zimbabwean Nyama

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Reese's Filipino Cassava Cake

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Ria and Rohan's Indian Tandoori Chicken

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Ryan's Vietnamese Pork and Prawn Cha

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Scarlet's French Vegetarian Ratatouille

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Sebastiaan's South African Bobotie

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Sienna's Nigerian Jollof Rice

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Sonny-Mac's Sussex Banoffi Pie

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Suri's Iranian Chicken Joojeh

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Talib's Tanzanian Banana Curry

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Tilly's Swiss Brunsli Biscuits

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Valentina's Greek Vegetarian Moussaka

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Vinnie's Bristolian Asparagus Tart

Still image from: My World Kitchen: Zahra-Rose's Somalian Nafaqo

Young woman speaks directly to camera with a pleasant expression. Caption. And maybe we don't feel as good about ourselves.

Overhead view of a school girl with dark hair in pigtails looking at fresh vegetables like carrots and celery displayed on a table and in baskets at a farmer's market. Caption. In that way, we create the environment we live in.

Closeup of a woman with brown eyes and dark hair pulled back. A green plant and beige walls are blurred behind her. Caption. Tend to be more expensive in low-income neighborhoods.

2 smiling teenage girls with dark hair and white graphics tee shirts look down while jogging outside. Caption. Which help to keep our mood elevated and stable.

Closeup of a woman with brown eyes and dark hair pulled back. A green plant and beige walls are blurred behind her. Caption. I know, as a kid, my parents. Dinner time was family time.

Closeup of a woman with brown eyes and dark hair pulled back. A green plant and beige walls are blurred behind her. Caption. Diet and nutrition are the basis for a healthy life.

Closeup of a woman with brown eyes and dark hair pulled back. A green plant and beige walls are blurred behind her. Caption. To read labels and see what was going on.

Closeup of a dark-haired teenage girl's lower face as she takes a bite of pepperoni pizza. Caption. So that we crave high-sugar, high-fat foods.

Closeup of a woman with brown eyes and dark hair pulled back. A green plant and beige walls are blurred behind her. Caption. It's your body, learn what's going into it.

Closeup side view of a blonde woman in a white shirt taking a bite of a red apple. Greenery is blurred behind her. Caption. It's about nourishing yourself.

Closeup of long strips of granola bars as they are being produced on a production line. Caption. Our bodies were not designed to eat lots of processed foods.

Danni Washington addresses us with her hands clasped, in front of a sun-dappled patch of grass and an old building.

Person standing in an open-air tent with boxes stacked on tables, some filled with produce. Caption: We wash and dry the seed,

Person speaking. Baskets of tomatoes in the background. Nigel Walker - Organic farmer. Caption: There's a lot of skill involved in growing these tomatoes.

Finger touches a vanilla wafer that rests on brown burlap fabric beside a jar of frosting, a twig of violet flowers, and other items.

Person speaking. Caption: You're nourishing your whole environment.

Closeup of rows of seedlings planted in a field. Caption: (Lappé) What was the seed that created your food?

Teenage girl and boy speak to camera against a white background. A title card below reads, Food Allergies. Caption. Allergies only affect 4% to 8% of children.

Young man faces camera against a green and blue background. Text next to him reads, "Fats. Help to build healthy cell membranes." Caption. Which protect us from disease.

Man wearing chef's jacket with cutting board and knife on counter in front of him. Caption. At that time, bacteria can grow really fast.

Closeup of clusters of oranges hanging from the branches of a tree. Green leaves and white blossoms surround the oranges.

Closeup of smiling toddler with a pink shirt and light brown hair in pigtails holding a baby in a light pink onesie. The baby has a red rash on her cheeks. Caption. And on her body.

Side by side comparison of old and new nutrition labels. Caption: And these differences are all to the consumer's advantage.

A sliced bread and few bread crumps. Caption: We've been making it for more than 4,500 years.

Milk is added to a breakfast cereal. Caption: You're staring at the birth of the health food movement,

A corn mixture travels in a conveyor belt. Caption: Starch and gluten are separated from the germ.

A bull's eye egg in a pan. Caption: that eggs contain lecithin and other ingredients.

Hamburger with patty, tomato, lettuce, and onion. Caption: How it gets there owes a great deal to science.

A scoop of chocolate flavored icecream in a glass bowl. Caption: Dr, Schwarcz, Everybody has a favorite ice cream,

Tomato ketchup is prepared in a large container. Caption: The kind you get cooking tomatoes into paste.

A glass of soft drinks with effervescence popping on its surface. Caption: So what's the real deal. What's the skinny on the fizzy.

Two dip tea bags are inside a transparent glass with water. Caption: This is the second most popular drink in the world.

Grape fruit. Two grape pulps with their skin peeled are zoomed in. Caption: because they are fermented with the grape skins.

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Grow Your Own Potatoes

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Like Fruit? Thank a Bee!

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Make Your Own Ice Cream

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Salt's Secret Powers

Still image from: SciShow Kids: What Happens If You Swallow Gum?

Still image from: SciShow Kids: What's the Difference Between Fruits and Vegetables?

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Where Do Bananas Come From--Botany for Kids

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Where Does Chocolate Come From?

Closeup of sponge-like light brown substance. Caption: in the science of sourdough culture.

Aerial shot of an urban city street in Indonesia with bumper to bumper traffic and dilapidated buildings. Caption. In stark contrast to Indonesia's wilderness areas.

Girl and boy playing chess, as other children stand around the table to watch. Caption. And to keep our mental processes operating effectively.

Woman with gray hair wearing a green shirt talking. White text on bottom of screen reads, "Barbara Ketcham Wheaton. Culinary historian, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute of Harvard University." Caption. Due to political disruption in Asia.

2 female factory workers stand along an assembly line of cans that are being filled with soup from a large vat nearby.

Closeup of a slice of pumpkin pie with a dollop of whipped cream. A fork rests on the side of the pie plate.

Digital illustration of an open granola bar next to a nutrition label with the sugar content circled in red.

Book cover shows an illustration of a woman wearing a pink dress and an apron who smiles contentedly as she whisks a bowl of cream. She stands on a lawn, next to delicate blackberry vines that twist around the edges of the book cover and in front of a modest house in the background. Text reads, "A Fine Dessert. Four centuries, four families, one delicious treat. Emily Jenkins and Sophie Blackall."

Woman stands behind a kitchen island facing camera. In front her, a spread of appetizers and serveware. Caption. This is great for serving a large group of people.

Man with white hair and a beard wearing a red shirt and navy jacket talks while standing on the deck of a wooden ship. Several brown ropes and open ocean are in the background. Caption. By the early fifteen hundreds, there were shops that sold coffee.

Closeup of a teenage girl looking away from camera. Her eyes are open with her eyebrows gently arched. She smiles while speaking. Caption. I've been bulimic since I was 9.

Closeup of a teenage girl looking away from camera. Her eyes are open with her eyebrows gently arched. She smiles while speaking.

Closeup of a woman seated at a table in an office work room, looking at camera. A clipart image of a cloth money bag with a dollar sign appears below her and next to words that read, "Price. Cost. Quantity."

2 teenage girls are seated inside on a carpeted floor; 1 has her leg resting on a backpack as if she has been injured, the other wears a tee-shirt with a red cross and places an ice pack on her leg. A third girl sits cross legged, observing.

Medium view of a teenage girl standing in a Teen Kids News studio set. She looks at the camera as she speaks. Title card below her reads, "Jackie."

Closeup of a granite countertop with a yellow and orange coffee mug and a glass tumbler filled halfway with water. A person wearing a plaid shirt stands behind the counter with just their waist area showing.

Man sits in front of a bookcase filled with hardbound books and decorative objects, including a model of the brain. He looks to the side of camera as he speaks and gestures quickly with both hands.

View from the ground looking up at the exterior of the gothic chapel Sainte-Chapelle, with tall stained-glass windows between brick buttresses.

Girl wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt gives an interview standing outside under a canopy. The segment is framed by a yellow border and turquoise-and-yellow text that says, "Dressing Up!!!"

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2111)

Vials and other containers in a science lab. Caption: We've taken the cells out of the muscle tissue.

Closeup of text, some faded and some bold. Bold text reads, "Everything suddenly honks. It is 12, 40 of a Thursday. Neon in daylight is a."

Bird's eye view of a pan filled with potatoes. A hand dumps ingredients from a measuring cup into pan. An open stick of butter and a knife rest on a cutting board next to the pan.

Still image from: The Automat -- Horn & Hardart Documentary

Still image from: The Belly Button of Venus and Tortellini? Famous Italian Art & Culinary History!

Man wearing a tan bucket hat with floppy brim looks down at yellow chili peppers on display at a farmers market. Caption. At the Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market.

Slide shows the silhouette of the Grim Reaper overlapping a background scattered with colored candies. Text reads, "The Deadly Obesity Epidemic."

Still image from: The Double Root: Alicia Gregorio. Chinanteco. San Antonio Analco, Oaxaca. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Angela Marcos. Nahuatl. Tlamacazapa, Guerrero. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Aurora Vera. Spanish. Tepetzintla, Veracruz. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Epilogue. Peripheral Flavors. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Evaristo Mar. Nahuatl. San Martin Chalchicuautla, San Luis Potosi. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Isabella de la Cruz. Ñomndaa (Amuzgo). Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Louis Perez. Maya mom. Motozintla, Chiapas. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Luis Manuel Amador. Binnizá (Zapotec). Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Marahi Lopez. Binnizá (Zapotec). Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Paschal of Jesus Triqui. CDMX (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Prologue Peripheral Flavors (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Rocio Pascual. Ayuujk (mixe) San Pedro and San Pablo Ayutla, Oaxaca. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Sebastián Guzmán. Tseltal. Tenejapa, Chiapas. (Spanish)

A metal spout inserted into the bark of a tree with a bucket hanging to catch the discharge. Caption: will flow freely from the towering trees,

Illustration shows two women drawn in orange and blue lines and tones standing in a white space. One woman with her hand on her hip, holding up a platter with a loaf of bread on it, appears sad or embarrassed looking at the other woman who stands with arms and eyes wide open.

Illustration shows a woman sitting at a table behind a pile of French fries, holding up a fork, with an uneasy facial expression.

Illustration shows one woman with curlers in her hair leaning in toward another woman wearing pajamas and looking embarrassed as she holds a plateful of spaghetti in the kitchen.

Black and white photo of several people wearing white uniforms using tools to work in a field with waist-high plants. Caption. So as they came and as the people were brought.

Still image from: The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation With Mo Rocca: Flyboard Air

Cartoon of children in a classroom. One of them holds up a jar with a pickle in it. Caption: Kids of the jury, this is a pickle.

Blonde boy wearing an Aquarium Encounters T-shirt speaks to a girl turned toward him as they stand near a table that holds two large mason jars and a fishbowl.

Blonde boy wearing an Aquarium Encounters T-shirt speaks to a girl turned toward him as they stand near a table that holds two large mason jars and a fishbowl.

Two boys sit on the grass in the shadow of an orange tree, opening a small plastic fishing lure tackle box.

Boy in the foreground grasps an orange with two hands. Behind him, another boy looks at the orange tree, full of fruit.

Boy wearing a green long-sleeve T-shirt watches as his friend cranks the reel of his fishing rod.

Boy appears perplexed while speaking and touching a small built wooden object. A girl next to him also has her hand on the wood while talking to someone off-screen.

Boy sits cross-legged on top of a worktable, holding up a wooden pallet as three other children attach a smaller pallet to it to create the seat of a chair.

Children outside, near the Outsiders Club shed, working at a table with cut plastic bottles and other materials.

Close-up of a skillet toasting several small round sandwiches with a hand and a spatula flipping one.

Girl with a camera around her neck looks up at something off-screen at a campsite while children behind her attempt to set up a yellow multi-person tent.

Title card shows pale green pointy palm shapes intersecting and forming the background for the show's title, "The Outsider's Club."

Girl sits on a worktable with a friendly taunting smile directed at the boy standing near her. In the background, another kid is building something on the table using a drill and wood.

Blonde-haired woman wearing glasses and a white chef's shirt speaks to someone off-screen from inside a professional kitchen.

Blonde-haired woman wearing glasses and a white chef's shirt speaks to someone offscreen from inside a professional kitchen.

Boy faces a girl who talks to him as they stand outside near some trees.

Boy in a bright red shirt blinks while talking to a girl who is almost out of frame.

Boy holds a small three-walled wooden construction on a tabletop while a girl leans down helping him build it.

Boy holds a small three-walled wooden construction while talking with a girl who helps him build it.

Blonde-haired woman looks at a girl who is talking and wearing a purple polo shirt and a yellow apron, whose hair is pulled back in a thick braid.

In a cooking competition show setup, two two-person teams stand behind tables holding various ingredients and dishes, looking towards a woman wearing a chef shirt who is speaking from a smaller table. In the foreground, a round table holds bell peppers, cheeses, and herbs.

Boy covered in mud trudges through a swampy creek as a girl, also splattered with mud, watches him.

View looking down toward the ground at a person wearing galoshes and pants soaked in wet mud, standing on muddy ground amid some grasses and ferns.

White-tipped waves from a deep blue-green sea roll up on the beach sand, leaving behind a thin layer of foam.

Blue-green sea fades into white foamy wave tips as the tide goes towards the shore.

Children walk barefoot along the beach through the tide waters. Their bodies are silhouetted by the sun.

Boy sits cross-legged on a surfboard riding a small wave while a girl stands up on the board behind him, with her arms up in the air trying to balance.

Chef Jeff Perri behind a kitchen counter looking down at a tomato he is holding in his hand. Caption. To prepare the tomatoes, twist the stem off.

Woman leans over with arm around a young girl holding a Garfield stuffed toy. Woman points to something they are looking at as they both smile. Caption. Sound of speaking Spanish.

Closeup of a young boy wearing a white shirt and red vest doing a sidelong glance over his shoulder. Caption. But wants her sons to be able to manage on their own too.

Closeup of a young girl standing in front of a chain link fence in an outdoor garden setting. She looks down and away from camera with a slight smile. Caption. My family always eats halloumi cheese for breakfast.

Indian woman fills a pot with water over a kitchen sink. Caption. I have 1 passion, I love to cook.

Young Italian boy wearing a white chef's apron smiles and looks up to his right in a home kitchen setting.

Young African girl wearing a bright blue tunic with white lace trim smiles, reaching her hand up and out in front of her in a market setting. Caption. The vendor gives me a pastry too.

Young African boy lifts a glass filled with bright red liquid to his lips looking out at something in front of him. Caption. First, we drink bissap.

Closeup of a senior man wearing glasses and a checkered driver's cap speaks to camera. Caption. Grandma's a great cook.

Young Thai woman reaches out over a pile of vegetables in a market setting. She smiles and holds a plastic produce bag in her hands. Caption. Eggplant, cucumbers, squash, coriander.

Storybook cover titled, in English and Spanish, "What Can You Do with a Paleta?" and "¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta?" Illustration of two children holding up drippy popsicles while a popsicle cart drifts by in the background. Text reads, "By, por Carmen Tafolla. Illustrated by, Ilustraciones de Magaly Morales."

We look down at the green insides of two halves of a horned melon that are held up over a white cutting board.

Young woman seated in front of a fireplace looks slightly off camera, raising 1 hand up to the side. Caption. You're respecting yourself, your date, other people.

Still image from: Wild Child: Food--Fishing & Bear Barrel Challenge

Person butters a piece of bread next to a beaker full of cream.

Tilted view of an oven full of red-hot coals surround by tan bricks. Caption. I'm talking about America's first pizzeria.

Image of a sign with pink lettering that reads, "Cotton Candy," being projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. So, how did this feathery goodness spin to life?

Image of a basket of peaches being projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. Yep, that's how the game of basketball originally started.

Old-style radio microphone digitally blending with a bright yellow and red background full of icons of musical notes. Caption. It is not as popular as this one.

Wooden crossbeam resting on 2 wooden posts with strips of beef draped across it in partially grassy field while people stand in the background. Caption. But why is dried beef called jerky?

Image of a loaf of sliced bread on a white background made to look like its on a blue digital screen inside a computer with blue laser lights. Caption. Had an idea to build a machine that could slice bread.