Nutri Ventures

If you have a cartoon-watching child, introduce them to Nutri Ventures. At the moment, it's our son's favorite show and the only one he has watched since being introduced to it. He watches it on Hulu Kids.

Here's the story:

The heroes of the story, Theo, Lena, Ben and little Nina, live in a grey city, where food doesn’t exist. 30 years ago, Alex Grand, the terrible villain, ordered his army of G-Squads to destroy all the foods so his people would be forced to eat only Genex-100, a high calorie compound manufactured at the Grand Corporation of which he is the owner.

Before Alex could wipe out all the foods, Nexus, a wise nutritionist, told his seven most trusted scientists to escape, with the help of their Gugas, to a faraway place so that they could each preserve a food group. They became the Nutri- Guardians. Up until now they have lived in isolation in their far-off kingdoms where they have conserved the foods they were entrusted with.

Theo, Lena, Ben and Nina have the exciting mission of discovering these fantastic kingdoms and returning to the world the food variety which Alex had destroyed. During their adventures they will taste unknown foods, experience their incredible Nutri-Powers and engage in hard-won battles, always accompanied by their Guga!

Nutri Ventures Corp., which produces the series, has entered into partnerships with ministries of education and health around the world, as well as with the World Health Organization, with which it offers educational content for free to public education systems.

Parents can learn more, without watching all the episodes, at the website listed below. The Kingdoms do include meat and dairy, so this show may not work for everyone.


Action Item: If this interests you, let your child give it a try on Hulu Kids.  I'm not saying this is the perfect series (partly because I haven't watched them all), but we definitely appreciate the focus on healthy eating and the effort to teach children in a fun way. Nutri Ventures is an excellent alternative to the many mind-numbing cartoons that abound!

For Further Reading: http://www.nutri-ventures.com/pais/en/parents/