. "Mrs. Brown," the narrator says here, "learns how to prepare meals from reading, and from television, and the radio. There is a great deal to learn." 

As you watch this short film, focus on the media being used to communicate federal nutritional standards to U.S. citizens. Why bother making a film if people like Mrs. Brown already had the Basic 7 diagram (literally) in their hands? What additional messages is this film trying to get across? For example, why do you think the clock is shown so often?

Standards for Foundation Foods

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework