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5 A Day Adventures is an educational entertainment computer product developed by eMotion Studios.
| 5 A Day Adventures | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | eMotion Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Dole Food Company |
| Director(s) | Paul Lundahl |
| Producer(s) | Patsy Northcutt |
| Programmer(s) | Grig Billam, John-Erik Omland |
| Artist(s) | Halstead Craig Hannah |
| Writer(s) | Lissa Rovetech |
| Composer(s) | Phil Schroeder |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Education |
| Mode(s) | Single-user |
Purpose
editThe software teaches third-grade students to eat fruits and vegetables daily.[1] It features singing and rapping partially-clothed cartoon fruit and vegetables that explain how their actual counterparts are grown, nutritionally valued and cooked.[2][3]
Publication history
editThe program was published and produced by the Dole Food Company, in collaboration with the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.[4] It was given to more than 18,000 schools across the United States and bundled with the Macintosh Quadra 630 series. In all, 270,000 copies were distributed.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Wheelock, Verner (1997). Implementing dietary guidelines for healthy eating. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 0-7514-0304-0.
- ^ Pratt, Steve (17 February 1994). "Singing, dancing veggies liven up nutrition". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Fun with food//An innovative CD-ROM program teaches kids about nutrition via dancing fruits and vegetables, fairy tales and catchy tunes". St. Paul Pioneer Press. 27 April 1994. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program". USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
External links
edit- Society for Nutrition Education
- Dole 5 a Day Adventures
- Miller, Mary Guy (1996). An In-depth Descriptive Case Study of the Development of 5 A Day Adventures, the CD-ROM (Thesis). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. hdl:10919/39580. (cannot be opened unless connected to the Virginia Tech campus networks)