The Reel: Five Videos on Childhood Nutrition

Documentaries and talks are a key part of our research phase here at Battery Powered.  In the course of preparing for each theme, we watch dozens of films and videos.  We like to curate the top five from our viewing to share with the Battery Powered community to deepen your understanding of our current theme. 

Below are our top recommended viewings to deepen your understanding of the Childhood Nutrition theme. In these, we follow kids and parents, chefs and doctors in an exploration of why so many youth face food insecurity and diet-related disease and how we can solve this issue together so our kids can thrive. Some are as short as 2 minutes! 

Be sure to also check out the Issue Brief on Childhood Nutrition here.

HEALTH JUSTICE MANIFESTO - 3 minute watch

Young poets lead a collective pledge to end diet-related disease and challenge the systems and institutions that support its growth.

WANT KIDS TO LEARN WELL? FEED THEM WELL - 12 minute watch

Former White House Chef and food policymaker Sam Kass discusses the link between nutrition and academic achievement and the role schools can play in nourishing students' bodies and minds.

A PLACE AT THE TABLE - 84 minute watch

Fifty million people in the U.S.—one in four children—don’t know where their next meal is coming from. This documentary examines hunger in America through the lens of three people struggling with food insecurity.

WEIGHT OF THE NATION: CHILDREN IN CRISIS - 65 minute watch

Explore the damage of obesity on children in the U.S. in this documentary that follows the families of four kids as they seek help and try to make positive lifestyle changes.

ARE KIDS IN AMERICA REALLY GOING HUNGRY? -  2 minute watch

Kids and parents talk about what it feels like when there isn't enough to eat.

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