Publisher Annotation: Rachel is twenty-four, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of existential control, by way of obsessive food rituals, while working as an underling at a Los Angeles talent management agency. At night, she pedals nowhere on the elliptical machine. Rachel is content to carry on subsisting-until her therapist encourages her to take a ninety-day communication detox from her...

A guide for parents who want to get past their children's food resistance or avoid it altogether. Includes recipes, strategies, games and experiments that will encourage even reluctant eaters to branch out.

Learn what plants and animals need to eat.

This program from The Doctor Is In presents two hospital-based programs that are helping children lose weight and keep the pounds off by setting realistic goals based on good health, not appearance. Patients talk about what it is like, from a child's point of view, to be overweight and how they have succeeded in adhering to a program of portion control and exercise to create a healthier lifestyle. Commentary by Harvard Medical School's Dr. David Ludwig;...

"An entertaining and timely exploration of how our food--from where it's grown to how we buy it--is in the midst of a transformation, showing how this is our chance to do better, for us, for our children, and for our planet, from a global expert on consumer behavior"--

The average person consumes way too much sugar-without even knowing it. This video reveals the true sugar content of everyday food products and the negative health effects of a high-sugar diet. Guiding viewers through the aisles of a grocery store, nutritionist Beth Mansfield explains the fine points of nutrition labels and explores ways to figure out the actual amount of sugar in fruit juice, snack bars, cereals, and other supposedly healthy fare....

In the first installment of the series we learned that home cooking in many parts of the world is practically a thing of the past. But what we discover in Part 2 is that even while we've put the kibosh on preparing meals in our own kitchens, we have a bigger appetite than ever for food television and celebrity chefs. The question we have to ask ourselves is: "How can we stay out of the frozen food aisle?" Top chefs urge us to keep it simple. Fixing...

Lily and Milo decide to eat outside on the table in the garden.

This video follows a group of middle-schoolers as they embark on a school project that's all about making healthy food choices. By focusing on how to use the USDA's MyPyramid, how foods affect the body, and how to use food labels to make healthy choices, Project Nutrition for Life shows that good nutrition is a lifelong project. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act.

Fast food often gets a bad rap-and for good reason! High amounts of saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, and sodium, plus a lack of fruits and vegetables, make most fast foods a great choice for flavor but a questionable choice in terms of nutrition. In this video, Rickey and Genevieve explore the world of fast food with humor as they help viewers learn how to make the healthiest choices when eating on the go at fast-food restaurants. Correlates to all...