NMSU Resources

For more information about these educational materials, please contact NMSU at 1-888-750-4156.

Eat Right for Life

This video series, available in Spanish, English, and Navajo, puts a wealth of information at your fingertips. Learn about the Food Guide Pyramid, shopping tips for kids, ethnic dishes, gardening, drying food, meal planning, budgeting, using the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, healthy lifestyle changes, living with diabetes, and much more. The 22 segments are available on two tapes for waiting room use. Segments are also grouped by subject on ten separate tapes, which are ideal for the educator to use in classroom and workshop settings.

The Safe Food Trail: Adventures of Will Cook

This colorful and durable flip chart is designed for training food service and food processing employees. The bilingual (Spanish & English) materials use a creative cartoon story to teach food safety. Topics covered include personal hygiene and health, time and temperature, workplace cleanliness, and food processing procedures. A “game show host” appears at the end of each section to provide a quick review. The materials include certificates, evaluation forms, and suggestions for hands-on activities. The flip chart pictures are also available as overhead transparencies.

Long Live La Familia

This bilingual (Spanish & English) soap opera video series revolves around the Sierra family and how each member prepares for the long-awaited family reunion. A different nutrition issue is featured in each of the 10 episodes. Participants will learn about food safety hazards, reading labels, shopping for food, and much more with this innovative telenovela. The series is also available in ten half-hour programs that feature a host who guides viewers through activities and discussion related to the episodes.

The BAC Files

Designed for adults and older youth, this video is available in Navajo, Spanish, and English. As the zany Dr. Mike R. Scope travels through the Southwest, he uncovers a variety of situations in which foodborne illness can rear its ugly head. Scope makes whirlwind stops at a roadside food stand, Navajo sheep camp, Pueblo breadbaking horno, Mexican restaurant, ranch cookout, house, family picnic, and campground. The four Fight BAC!^® principles (Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill) are highlighted throughout.

The Adventures of BAC

Designed for children, this video is available in Navajo, Spanish, and English. BAC, a green cartoon germ, lurks on the kids' hands, food, and countertops. After one of the friends gets sick, they make a visit to Dr. Mike R. Scope, who explains four simple food safety principles that the children can put into practice. When the kids start washing their hands, washing produce before they eat it, keeping their countertops clean, and putting refrigerated food away, BAC and his nasty friends beat a hasty retreat.