Top 5: Food Shows/Docs

Cooked: I found this very informative. He covered a lot of the history of food which I thought was really cool. The four episodes are broken down by element and covered different elements from sourcing to harvesting to preparing.

Forks Over Knives: This film got a lot of attention when it first came out and for good reason. It’s informative but I didn’t feel like it was preachy. The idea here is to encourage a healthy vegetable based diet and that is what they do. I don’t care for docs that lay on the slaughterhouse footage to try to coerce people into giving up meat. Most of the people watching these already have or at the very least care about where their meat comes from so you’re pretty much preaching to the choir. Also, it’s gross and I like to learn about the science. I’m not here for shock value.

Somebody Feed Phil: Honestly, this is just a bit of fun. Phil is super chill and goes around the world trying food and meeting new people. He’s in no way pretentious and just enjoys a good time and a great meal.

Rotten: This show digs into where our food is coming from and gets into he nitty gritty of the food industry. It can be pretty heavy but it’s important to know where our food comes from and it really drives home the importance of supporting local farms whenever possible.

Nadiya’s Time To Eat: I just started this and it’s already great. Nadiya’s so fun and the dishes are simple, colourful, and look delicious.

The Game Changers: This is on my “To Watch” list. It explores the science of food as fuel but highlighting vegan athletes. I enjoy hearing about how people thrive on different diets and what their experiences have been, so this should be a good watch.