Are you interested in eating and feeling healthier? Have you been hearing about “plant-based diets” or a “vegan lifestyle” but feel overwhelmed, confused, or not sure where to start? Changing year-old habits, or oftentimes lifelong habits, is hard. It helps to learn and to try things out, but it can be even more transformative when you are inspired. The following list of food documentaries is one that I have found helpful when I was starting out. Several of these documentaries about food continue to offer little nudges and confirmations along the way.
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- Food Choices
Food Choices, in my humble opinion, is one of the best, if not the best, food documentaries out there. It looks at how your food choices are either helping or harming your health. It also examines how your dietary choices are impacting this planet that we call home. - COWSPIRACY
Wondering how factory farming is really impacting planet Earth? Cowspiracy is the film for you! It also sheds much-needed light on why this issue is so intentionally and powerfully overlooked. - Forks Over Knives
Wondering what the major cause of chronic disease is in America? Forks Over Knives addresses the causes of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other health issues from both a scientific perspective and a practical application. - FOOD, INC.
Animal abuse, growth hormones, chemicals, and antibiotics – this film covers it all. Food, Inc. also addresses why and how this has been happening and continues to occur. - Food Matters
What can we do to eat better and live better? Food Matters shows how our food choices are helping (or harming) our short-term and long-term health. - Hungry For Change
Hungry for Change is all about diet, weight loss, the food industry, and how it’s all intertwined. - Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
Illness and obesity have taken control of Joe Cross’s life. Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead takes back control of his health and his life, making long-term, healthful changes that transform his life. - Fed Up
Fed Up looks at the science and facts behind the causes of childhood obesity and the ever-increasing medical issues in America. - GMO OMG
As the title GMO OMG might make you think, this film addresses the long-debated ‘argument’ of GMOs. - The Game Changers
This documentary is incredibly inspiring. Presented by Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and James Cameron, The Game Changers follows athletes from various sports and teams through blood tests, dietary changes, and their impact on health and athleticism.
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And now on top of this list I would put WHAT THE HEALTH.
Yes, great documentary too but a bit biased.
What the Health is also a fabulous food documentary.
What the Health is a good documentary but it didn’t make the cut for me.