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Filmed in 1973, and based on Frances Moore Lappé's best-selling book DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET, this short documentary features Lappé, author Ellen Buchman Ewald and nutritionist/biochemist Dr. Kendall King as they discuss and explore the nutritional value of protein, the ecological costs of a meat-centric Western diet, and how to cook and prepare delicious dishes that exemplify the three main combinations of non-meat foods which produce high quality protein: grains & legumes, milk products & grains, and legumes & seeds.

'The only film we know that encourages Americans to consume more vegetables and less meat...It would be an excellent stimulus for discussion in college courses or at professional meetings. At the high school level, it would be useful in conjunction with consumer education, biology, and health courses.'
Nutrition Action

'A timely discussion of world hunger, with substantial information on good nutrition.'
The Science Teacher

'Perhaps its major statement is made by showing that 18 million pounds of vegetable protein are wasted in the US yearly through conversion to meat...This deficit of 18 million pounds is approximately that required by the Third World.'
Journal of Nutrition Education.

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Lappé, Frances Moore (on-screen participant)
Fox, Amanda K. (filmmaker)

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vegan,vegetarianism,healthy eating,cooking,nutrition,nutritionist,nutrients,recipe,recipes,1970s,1974,organic food,organic foods,diet,protein,grains,seeds,legumes,Frances Moore Lappe,Kendall King,Ellen Buchman Ewald,world hunger; "Diet for a Small Planet"; Bullfrog Films

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