Do you know what I love about food documentaries? They’re enlightening, full of facts, and super motivating!  They usually go deep inside the matter at hand to expose things I wasn’t aware of. 

I also like that I can generally find them for free or cheap on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or at the local library.

A common question I get asked is if I have any recommendations on food documentaries to watch. Why yes, yes I do!  You’ll never look at food the same way again.  Trust me! 

 

Here’s a list, in no particular order, of 8 food documentaries that I’ve watched and would recommend:

1. Food Inc. – An oldie but goodie!  This film shows where our food comes from, sheds light on factory farming, and points out the controversial connections between the big food corporations and the government, and the subsidies that promote unhealthy food to take over our supermarket and diets.

2. Supersize Me – Under the supervision of doctors and a nutritionist, Morgan Spurlock eats only McDonald’s for 30 days and then examines the detrimental health results. 

3. Food Matters – Focuses on the connection of ultra-processed food and our declining health as well as why the health industry doesn’t want us to change our eating habits. [Read more…]