Food documentaries you can't miss!
Check out this list of the best food documentaries where you'll learn new things about food!
Today we present you a list of some food documentaries that revolve around different aspects of food that you have to see!
** Cooked (2016) **
Cooked is a serial documentary. It has four parts and is based on the book that Michael Pollan wrote that bears the same name. Each part explores the origins of different cooking techniques, giving us a good sense of how it has evolved and the role it plays in cultures around the world. It is very interesting because each part revolves around one of the four elements, fire, water, air and earth.
** PlantPure Nation (2015) **
Red meat vs fruits and vegetables? In this documentary we see the results that can sometimes result from diets that include a lot of red meat, versus those that invite us to eat mainly fruits and vegetables. It also explores the lack of nutritional education and as an argument is built to find out who is to blame.
** The Kids Menu (2016) **
This documentary explores current issues such as the diets of younger generations, while also looking for ways to improve healthy food education programs. Being Joe Cross’s third documentary, It talks a lot about these education programs reaching out to the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (FVR). http://www.kidsmenumovie.com/
** Chef’s Table (2015) **
Visit culinary hotspots around the world and meet their star chefs throughout 6 chapters. You can find this documentary on Netflix and it introduces you to high-profile chefs such as Dan Barber in New York, Massimo Bottura in Modena, Italy, Francis Mallmann in Buenos Aires among many others. Crave everything they prepare!
** COWSPIRACY: The secret of sustainability (2014) **
Cowspiracy explores the case for the No. 1 threat to the environment and no, it’s not fossil fuels, it’s animal agriculture. Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Kip Anderson, the film investigates the links between the meat industry and the government, and why mainstream environmental organizations aren’t talking about it. If you need a push to get off the meat, this movie is what you’re missing.
** Bite Size (2014) **
This documentary helps put into perspective one of the most serious problems we have today: Childhood obesity. While the problem is no secret, many people don’t look beyond the statistics and sometimes seem like they don’t even want to talk about it. The documentary helps put a face to the epidemic while delving into the lives of 4 American children.
