MyPlate and You: Learning About Nutrition, Health and Exercise 2011
Distributed by Human Relations Media, 41 Kensico Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; 800-431-2050
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Director n/a
DVD, color, 16 min.
Elementary - Jr. High
Health Sciences, Nutrition
Date Entered: 12/21/2011
Reviewed by Kay Hogan Smith, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health SciencesFocusing on the newest plate-based dietary guidelines, My Plate and You is aimed at younger set than the companion DVD, My Plate My Health. Like My Plate My Health, this film also provides clear and easy guidance toward achieving a “balance” (an important concept) of healthy food intake and exercise but for elementary/middle school age kids rather than teens. There’s a pleasing mix of cartoons, graphics and live action film, as well as a nice diversity of kids. (The only notable exception is the inclusion of any even slightly overweight kids. It might help kids with weight problems to see themselves reflected in the film as a positive model of changing habits.) The use of a car filling up with gas makes a nice analogy to “filling up” with calories and expending them through exercise, and the focus on raising awareness about the loads of fat and sugar in fast foods and sodas is important. A good addition to health collections for children and/or fitness instructors or school nurses.