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Title: Health: Yours for the Asking
Date(s): 1950
Description: William Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard), the founder of Natural Foods Institute (later known as Vita-Mix), promotes good health through good eating. Barnard claims that 90% of the 460,000 young men who were rejected from the draft board during WWII were rejected due to malnutrition. He prepares a concoction of potatoes, apples, carrots, raw eggs, peanuts, cabbage, celery, cucumber, and lemon while discussing the health benefits of each ingredient. He also grinds coffee beans,...
Show moreWilliam Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard), the founder of Natural Foods Institute (later known as Vita-Mix), promotes good health through good eating. Barnard claims that 90% of the 460,000 young men who were rejected from the draft board during WWII were rejected due to malnutrition. He prepares a concoction of potatoes, apples, carrots, raw eggs, peanuts, cabbage, celery, cucumber, and lemon while discussing the health benefits of each ingredient. He also grinds coffee beans, cereal, and prepares pancake batter in the Vita-Mix machine.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC089
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: How to Eat Better for Less
Date(s): 1950
Description: William Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard) sells the tri-grater, a simple grinder that fastens to the side of a table and slices and cuts fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and other foods. He demonstrates how the machine functions and prepares a Hollywood rainbow salad. Throughout his pitch, Barnard appeals specifically to mothers and encourages them to use the tri-grater to feed their families more nutrient-dense meals.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC226
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Kitchen Time Savers
Date(s): 1950
Description: William Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard) presents the Slice-a-Way slicer, a handy kitchen tool with three settings that can quickly cut fruits and vegetables into uniform pieces. Barnard demonstrates each setting and slices a tomato, banana, orange, pepper, pickle, cabbage, and several potatoes.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC250_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Table Talk
Date(s): 1950
Description: William Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard) sells a 30lb collapsable picnic table with four attached stools. He unfolds the table, sits and stands on the stools, re-folds the table, and presents the included plastic cover.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC250_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Healthy Living is Fun
Date(s): 1950
Contributor(s): Natural Foods Institute (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Barnard, William G. (William Grover), 1887-1964 (Host)
Description: William Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard), the founder of Natural Foods Institute (later known as Vita-Mix), promotes good health through good eating. Bernard sells a popcorn machine and demonstrates how to pop corn successfully.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC054_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Vitamix infomercial highlighting vegetable and egg cocktails
Date(s): 1950
Contributor(s): Natural Foods Institute (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Barnard, William G. (William Grover), 1887-1964 (Host)
Description: William Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard), the founder of Natural Foods Institute (later known as Vitamix), promotes good health through good eating. Barnard sells a Vitamix and demonstrates how to mix a nutritious shake with a whole egg.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC054_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Wheel O' Life
Date(s): 1950
Contributor(s): Natural Foods Institute (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Barnard, William G. (William Grover), 1887-1964 (Host)
Description: William Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard), the founder of Natural Foods Institute (later known as Vitamix), promotes good health through good eating. Barnard sells the "Wheel O' Life," a wheel chart listing various foods and their nutritional value and calories.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC054_03
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Eat Your Way to Health
Date(s): 1950
Contributor(s): Natural Foods Institute (Sponsor), Barnard, William G. (William Grover), 1887-1964 (Host), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: William Grover Barnard (also known as "Papa" Barnard), the founder of Natural Foods Institute (later known as Vitamix), promotes good health through good eating. He stands in a studio kitchen and creates a variety of fresh juices, smoothies, and other concoctions that he claims can lead to better health. He simultaneously sells the blending appliance used to create these cures.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC008
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films