Food for Life; 2; The Meaning of an Adequate Diet
- Series
- Food for Life
- Episode Number
- 2
- Episode
- The Meaning of an Adequate Diet
- Producing Organization
- WMSB
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-512-7w6736mx33
- NOLA Code
- FDLF
If you have more information about this item than what is given here, or if you have concerns about this record, we want to know! Contact us, indicating the AAPB ID (cpb-aacip-512-7w6736mx33).
- Description
- Episode Description
- An adequate diet is one that supplies the essential nutrients of which there are forty-one. Dr. Cederquist presents two sample menus and analyzes the nutritive content of each. She discusses the forty-one nutrients and explains how we can be sure that we get a proper amount of each. She points out that different people need different quantities of food, and she gives some suggestions for planning means that will be attractive to look at, good to eat and nutritious. Running Time: 28:52 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- In twenty-two episodes, Dr. Dena Cederquist, internationally recognized authority on nutrition, goes from appetizers to zabaglione (a delicious and fattening Italian dessert), pointing out some little-known but fascinating and important facts about the food we eat - or don't eat. This series deals with nutrition. It explains how foods sustain life, how different kinds of foods produce different effects, and how the housewife can plan meals that are nutritious, economical, and yet delicious. But Food For Life will interest not only the housewife; it also will give her husband and children some valuable tips about midnight snacks and picnic lunches. Dr. Cederquist illustrates her lecture with demonstration, laboratory experiments, charts, and diagrams, and, of course, present some sample meals. Dr. Dena Cederquist, the host for this series, has been head of the department of foods and nutrition in Michigan State University's College of Home Economics since 1956. She joined the Michigan State faculty in 1944. Dr. Cederquist is a member of various dietetic and nutritional societies, and has worked closely with the US Department of Agriculture. She also is the author of many scientific articles on nutrition. This series was produced by WMSB, East Lansing, Michigan. The producer-director was Leslie Harcus and the program associate was Lois Korslund, extension television editor for home economics at Michigan State University. It was originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1961-06-04
- Asset type
- Episode
- Topics
- Education
- Food and Cooking
- Health
- Science
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:29:20.759
- Credits
-
-
Producing Organization: WMSB
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
-
Library of Congress
Identifier: cpb-aacip-cb220ce920e (Filename)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
If you have a copy of this asset and would like us to add it to our catalog, please contact us.
- Citations
- Chicago: “Food for Life; 2; The Meaning of an Adequate Diet,” 1961-06-04, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 22, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-7w6736mx33.
- MLA: “Food for Life; 2; The Meaning of an Adequate Diet.” 1961-06-04. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 22, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-7w6736mx33>.
- APA: Food for Life; 2; The Meaning of an Adequate Diet. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-7w6736mx33