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Food Technology, Hospitality and Textiles

1: Intro: Cells and Macronutrients

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2011

Everyone needs to eat and this program explains why. This program provides the breakdown of the six main types of nutrients that your body needs to…

2: What Your Body Does With Food

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2011

The topics of digestion is always discussed after that Thanksgiving meal, 4th of July BBQ, or birthday cake with belly rubs and sighs, but this…

3: The Food Spectrum

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2011

We know that nutrients come from foods. But hold on there smarty pants, what foods? How do you maintain a well-balanced diet? How do you know you're…

4: Micronutrients: Vitamins, Minerals and Water

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2011

Micronutrients are major players in the Nutrition game, so what do they do? Without the micronutrients, you wouldn't be able to access the energy the…

5: Preventing Nutritional Disorder

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2011

Nutritional disorders are diseases that are related to a person's state of nutritional health. They are a growing and deadly problem in the United…

6: Eating in Context

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2011

Compact, round, curvy, fit humans come in all shapes and sizes. When we eat we eat in the context of our body types, cultures, diets and, believe it…

7: Where Does Your Food Come From?

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2011

Enter into the plastic-wrapped world of the food industry - past, present and future. Students will gain an understanding of what it means for a…

8: The Savvy Eater

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2011

This program begins with some practical tips for being an informed and savvy consumer in the old grocery store. Then the Standard Deviants delve into…

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A Moveable Feast

By PBS Distribution - 2009

A Moveable Feast with America's Favorite Chefs salutes cooking traditions across the globe and represents the diversity of food and culture that make…

A Textile World

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003

This program looks at the multitude of industries involved with textile manufacture and use, and establishes how vital the textile industry is to the…

Adolescence

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998

In this program we look at the nutritional requirements for development during adolescence.

Adulthood

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998

In this program we look at the nutritional requirements for development during adulthood.

Alcohol

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000

This program is a complete, year 2000, remake of one our most popular programs from the 1980's. It covers all the main topics and issues, including…

All About Food Additives

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2012

Most foods that we purchase for every day consumption, and those that we eat a little less often, contain additives of various descriptions. In fact…

Allergens and Food Safety

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005

Marni Gilbert has a severe allergy to peanuts and dies after consuming some at a school camp. Unfortunately this fictitious case study parallels many…

Batch and Continuous Processes: Food Manufacturing Case Studies

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005

Case studies of Brunetti's café in Melbourne, Australia and a milk company show us the difference between batch processing and continuous processing.

Behind the Scenes

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005

This program focuses on the preparation of meals and their presentation, we first look at the range of knives used by chefs. Presentation and…

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Bordeaux: The Untouchables

By SHIFT Entertainment - 2010

Wine Sense visits the infamous region of Bordeaux to talk about the history of the wine industry in France, the commitment to terroir, and what each…

Buying and Storing Food Safely with Helen Highwaters

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000

"Food safety is an issue wherever food is stored, prepared and served. Safety in the home is of particular concern, simply because it can involve…

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Cabernet Sauvignon: A Brilliant Blend

By SHIFT Entertainment - 2010

Who says blending is bad? Not the Australians, and certainly not those from Margaret River or Coonawarra, regions that are internationally known for…

Carbohydrate

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000

We explore the role carbohydrate plays in maintaining our health and well being.

Catering for an Event

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004

Events and functions need careful planning and execution. This program examines a range of areas relevant to event or function catering. It focuses…

Characteristics and Properties of Food - Part One

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1996

Simple food preparation examples are provided to explain the main properties of food. The program also lists food compounds as well as factors…

Characteristics and Properties of Food - Part Two

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1996

We can drastically improve the preparation, preservation and presentation of the food we eat when we understand the role of enzymes, pectin and…

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Chardonnay: So You Don't Like Chardonnay

By SHIFT Entertainment - 2010

Meet the ugly duckling of the wine family. Mark examines this fascinating blend and the reasons behind why it sometimes gets such a bad wrap in the…

Childhood

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998

In this program we look at the nutritional requirements for development during childhood.

Cleaning and Sanitation in the Food Industry

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2009

Proper sanitation procedures are essential to the management of food safety for business operators. It can result in loss of customers, poor employee…

Clubs And Gaming

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1996

This program looks at a variety of clubs, considers the different levels of service expected and examines the roles of the croupier, pit manager and…

Coaching in Hospitality

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2011

The longevity of the hospitality industry is dependent on the quality of coaching given to today's trainees and apprentices. Yet many hospitality…

Competitive Marketing in Tourism

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2009

The marketing and management of a destination is increasingly becoming extremely competitive worldwide. Some destinations are more successful in…

Cooking Techniques

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2009

Do you know how to chop, dice and grate? How do you enhance the flavour of a dish simply by steaming, frying or grilling, and which method is best…

Creative Cakes: Basic Techniques

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005

The first in a two-part series, this practical guide looks at many basic techniques used in cake decorating. Cake decorating experts share their…

Creative Cakes: Beyond the Basics

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006

The second in this two-part series, this program looks at more advanced techniques used in cake decorating. Again featuring our cake decorating…

Cutting Their Own Cloth: Entrepreneurial Clothing Designers

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1999

In this program, we look at two enterprising young sisters turn a lost opportunity into a commercial gain. Twin sisters, Lou and Sophie McDermott…

Developments in the Food Industry: Science, Technology and the Environment

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2007

This video explores the impact of technology on food production and development of new and emerging foods. The content covers the changes in food…

Dietary Supplements: Health or Hype?

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2011

Take a walk down the aisle of any supermarket or chemist these days and you are bound to be confronted by shelves full of nutrient supplements…

Does It Matter How Our Food is Produced?

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2008

Programme one in this UK-produced series asks why farming has changed over the past 100 years, looking at the impact of WWII, the introduction of the…

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Don't Panic! A recipe for success in times of stress.

By Quality Media Resources, Inc. - 2009

Panics come in many shapes and sizes. Their common denominator is that they are never helpful. Whether in your work or personal life, to panic is to…

Dying For a Meal: All About Food Poisoning

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998

Introduces us to the different forms of bacteria that cause food poisoning, and clearly explains the conditions in which they become a threat to…

Emerging Tourism Markets

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2009

Attracting both international and domestic tourist dollars is the key objective for any tourism-related business. In Australia, as in many other…

Environmental Issues in Food Production

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004

Many of us today are fortunate to have an abundant food supply. Technological advances over the past century have allowed us to increase food…

Environmental, Social, and Economic Issues in Textiles

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2009

The third program in the Talking Textile series considers the effect that the manufacturing of cotton has on the planet from an environmental, social…

Espresso Coffee Service: Preparing and Serving Café Style Coffee

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2006

From espresso to cappuccino - there is more to making a great cup of coffee than simply knowing how to operate a machine. The wide range of…

Essential Preparations

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002

This program covers types of menus, basic equipment and laying of tables and covers.

Etiquette, Manners, and Rituals with Food

By Classroom Video - 2001

When we share a meal with friends, we follow certain unspoken rules as to how we treat each other, what we serve and the way we eat. In most…

Exploring Pathways in Hospitality and Tourism

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2008

Apprenticeships and traineeships combine work and structured training. Traineeships have many features in common with apprenticeships, although…

Factors Affecting Global Tourism

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2012

There are many forces that impact on where tourist's choice for their holidays, some have an immediate effect and others the effects are not so…

Fairtrade: Who Benefits?

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2009

The Fairtrade scheme ensures a fair price for food producers in poor countries. This program explains the Fairtrade scheme, identifying how it…