This program describes, using animated graphics, the range of additives used to enhance flavours, improve textures and provide colouration, considers how food additives can be used to improve the nutritional value of food, discusses the applications of additives in the context of food regulations and food labelling.
Subjects: Food Technology
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New Foods at the Market
The program looks at new food, including varieties of fruit and vegetables, delicatessen items and cuts of meat that have appeared in Australian shops in recent times.
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Dying For a Meal: All About Food Poisoning
Introduces us to the different forms of bacteria that cause food poisoning, and clearly explains the conditions in which they become a threat to health.
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Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast?
The program looks at the benefits and disadvantages of a number of common breakfast foods and ways for breakfast-loathers to become breakfast-lovers!
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming
The films showcase farmers and farm workers in Canada, and their sustainable farming practices on and off the land. Topics covered include: Rotational grazing, seed saving, building healthy soils, migrant farm workers, working for social justice, climate change, carbon capture, animal welfare, co-operative models, succession planning, relationships with Indigenous communities, and access to farmland. Together, these unscripted films tell the story of farming practices that contribute to a sustainable and socially just food system