Food (1979)

[Music] did you ever really know just what keeps you on the go when you work when you play when you're going all day this food what you really need is food to stay healthy and alive to ofy to help you think to help you Reas you for every SE some of every kind of [Music] Fook B Apple you drink you you car for your lunch [Music] [Applause] good morning and time in between [Music] hold everything do you really know what food is all about what it takes to produce the food we eat suppose that almost everything you eat is no longer available that's very much the way it was when people first lived on the earth like all living things they needed food to survive so they gathered and caught what they could eat some days they had plenty of food other days however well there had to be a better way with the invention and the use of tools the gatherers became Hunters now they had a decided advantage and could count on more regular meals reasoning that animals which had to be hunted for food could be raised for food the hunter became The Herder now there was time to observe and to think did you see that if animals could be raised for food I bet we could raise plants with this promising idea and a little effort The Herder became a farmer in time with the help of sun and Rain the crops ripened and could be harvested soon people all over the world learn to raise and eat the foods that grow best wherever they happen to live in wet regions or close to the Sea people eat a great deal of seafood and rice also beans green vegetables and fruit in drier regions people raise rye and wheat to make bread they eat dairy products poultry and meat as well as many vegetables and fruit in America Indians raise corn for their grain the new settlers learn from the Indians and with her European ways harvested all kinds of food when people had learned to grow their own food their main interest was a good harvest with more people they simply grew more food one year however there was too much sun another had too much rain and disease set in then a frost killed the crops all these were serious problems you bet until someone got the idea that if in the year when the Harvest was good enough food were raised for the year when it wasn't there would always be plenty to eat not a bad plan so with the next Rich Harvest some food was put aside now there was plenty for the present and if the new Harvest should fail plenty of food would be left or would they there how to preserve it cooking food would help for a short time smoking some foods would keep them from spoiling drying food made it tough but it lasted even freezing food would keep it fresh for a long time in Asia people use strong spices to preserve many of the things they ate while our early settlers packed some of their food in salt so it would keep today all these methods are still being used feeding the people of the world has become a very important industry large Farms new machines and better kinds of seeds help produce our rich harvests and we are learning to raise cattle and poultry faster than ever before machines also help to supply many dairy products every day preparing and processing Foods is necessary so that all of us can choose from a great variety all year long the processed foods are labeled packaged and shipped to stores all over the country many foods like baked goods are prepared fresh every day [Music] at the market a variety of fruits and vegetables is available to us to keep Meats fresh some are cut wrapped and labeled just before they are [Music] sold the market is the last step in getting food to [Music] us the cost of each step along the way way becomes part of the final price even new checkout systems are included in the price we pay because they make shopping faster and more convenient we need to eat many different kinds of foods every day to stay healthy a balanced diet is made up of four basic food groups and here they are hey you're on if you want to stay healthy every day of your life you got to plan what you eat from four basic food groups just four not five hey grain foods bread makes a sandwich toast and pancakes are real nice there's cornbread and waffles and for pudding there's rice spaghetti is a noodle and it's made from grain you know but my favorite grain is popcorn and I eat it at the show hey milk Foods say cheese ice cream come on get with it [Music] milk comes from cows some from goats and some from sheep you drink it at each meal time and at night when you can't sleep there's cottage cheese and soft cheese some hard cheese that you know but we all scream for ice cream be serious hey protein foods you're on meat comes from cattle some from sheep and some from pigs all of it makes sausages we serve with eggs from chicks ducks and turkeys are a treat those Seafood yes shrimp and oysters are delicious not to mention good crabs feet that's crab legs you nut all kinds of nuts got protein too don't forget peas and dried beans come on vegetables and fruit let's wind this thing up all plants have roots and some of them we eat like carrots turnips radishes and bottoms of the beef what about potatoes they're in a special class baked boiled or fried with meat and gravy on the side you like that huh stems of celery have a crunch leafy greens are good for lunch like lettuce spinach cabbage too you forgot tomatoes peppers and cucumbers they're not leafy just good for you yeah there are apples pears grapes and cherries oranges grapefruit and strawberries all of them are sweet and juicy bananas aren't juicy but they're good for you you see to together the food group supply all you need carbohydrates fats and proteins vitamins and minerals they're the building blocks of your body indeed so if you want to stay healthy you can never go wrong with the four basic food groups each day so long wow you got to eat all of that every day get fat or maybe sick of course eating too much or the wrong kinds of foods can be as bad for us as not having enough to eat at every meal we need at least one food from each of the four basic groups grains milk and milk products meat and meat substitutes vegetables and fruits so that we can enjoy good health through good nutrition every day of the year to stay healthy and to with lots of to help you think to help you un for every some of every kind of food baked your Apple P drink punch you carry for your lunch good yum what you really need it is [Music] yes food