5 A Day Adventures

5 A Day Adventures is an educational entertainment computer product developed by eMotion Studios.

5 A Day Adventures
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

The 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

The 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

• Preventice