I’m a dietitian tasked with creating nutrition focused recipe videos and I have no idea what I am doing. This is my first attempt. Any feedback or advice is appreciated!
I’m a dietitian tasked with creating nutrition focused recipe videos and I have no idea what I am doing. This is my first attempt. Any feedback or advice is appreciated!
by Gazmocity
11 Comments
DutchOvenEnthusiast
I’d say you’re off to a pretty good start! My only critique would be to rotate the camera angle 90 degrees to the left, so the viewer has the same perspective of the cook. But I understand you may be rotating it from portrait to vertical to better fit the format for social media posts.
I also like the nutritional note at the end, very helpful!
ScotchMalone
My pet peeve with gif recipes is they rarely state the proportions. How much seasoning per lb of brussel sprouts?
au5lander
My only comment is that during the prep phase, position the camera so it from your POV. Watching prep “sideways” doesn’t present well.
scooties2
I’d say add quantities, especially if nutrition focused. If your recipe is only healthy because it includes a tablespoon of sugar but the video only says “add sugar” then the recipe isn’t quite as healthy if the viewer guesses and adds 3 tablespoons.
Also little descriptions of why a substituted ingredient is healthy helps too. If your recipe calls for olive oil to be healthier, then a quick ping of “6 grams less polysatuarated fat then vegetable oil”. It helps people know why a meal is a healthier choice which makes it easier to make healthier decisions for other meals.
When it comes to healthy eating, it is far more impactful to understand what makes something is healthy than it is to learn one salad recipe.
“Hacks” for getting full flavor with less of an ingredient will also drive engagement. Like using sea salt instead of table salt because it’s more flavorful so you can use less.
Bangarang_1
My only suggestions are to remove the animated arrows (maybe I’m just too easily distracted but I kept watching them instead of the gif) and to clarify that you mean 400F as many Redditors are accustomed to Celsius (or go hard and switch to Kelvins lol).
I liked the speed of the gif and the amount of information per screen. You could probably make the font a little smaller to cover less of the screen but I don’t think it got in the way really. The nutritional info at the end was a great touch!
SoylentGreenbean
Maybe the very last frame of the video can be the actual recipe? So folks can screenshot it, and see the actual measurements/directions. That way it doesn’t clutter up the screen during the actual cooking part, and people won’t feel like they’re having to speed read it
surfninja54
Idk if this vid is the right place for it, but maybe one slide on why it’s a good choice for diabetics? Low carb and high fiber keeps you full without increasing your sugar, etc?
PerryDigital
It did lead me to your website, which was great as I was hoping for more diabetes recipes there. Family member recently got diagnosed so I think it’s worked very well 🙂 thanks!
UndeadBBQ
I don’t cook using too many measurements, so I prefer when videos don’t use these small little dishes to measure them up first. I enjoy seeing how long you pour from an oil bottle, how many pinces of salt you use,… you know, human measurements.
But thats really all I could add for feedback.
sorenletore
I think it looks great! The arrows were very distracting but I feel like everything else looked nice.
pillowcased
I really like it!! No comments on in it at all. Speaking to my eye and makes me wanna eat ten bowls of it.
11 Comments
I’d say you’re off to a pretty good start! My only critique would be to rotate the camera angle 90 degrees to the left, so the viewer has the same perspective of the cook. But I understand you may be rotating it from portrait to vertical to better fit the format for social media posts.
I also like the nutritional note at the end, very helpful!
My pet peeve with gif recipes is they rarely state the proportions. How much seasoning per lb of brussel sprouts?
My only comment is that during the prep phase, position the camera so it from your POV. Watching prep “sideways” doesn’t present well.
I’d say add quantities, especially if nutrition focused. If your recipe is only healthy because it includes a tablespoon of sugar but the video only says “add sugar” then the recipe isn’t quite as healthy if the viewer guesses and adds 3 tablespoons.
Also little descriptions of why a substituted ingredient is healthy helps too. If your recipe calls for olive oil to be healthier, then a quick ping of “6 grams less polysatuarated fat then vegetable oil”. It helps people know why a meal is a healthier choice which makes it easier to make healthier decisions for other meals.
When it comes to healthy eating, it is far more impactful to understand what makes something is healthy than it is to learn one salad recipe.
“Hacks” for getting full flavor with less of an ingredient will also drive engagement. Like using sea salt instead of table salt because it’s more flavorful so you can use less.
My only suggestions are to remove the animated arrows (maybe I’m just too easily distracted but I kept watching them instead of the gif) and to clarify that you mean 400F as many Redditors are accustomed to Celsius (or go hard and switch to Kelvins lol).
I liked the speed of the gif and the amount of information per screen. You could probably make the font a little smaller to cover less of the screen but I don’t think it got in the way really. The nutritional info at the end was a great touch!
Maybe the very last frame of the video can be the actual recipe? So folks can screenshot it, and see the actual measurements/directions. That way it doesn’t clutter up the screen during the actual cooking part, and people won’t feel like they’re having to speed read it
Idk if this vid is the right place for it, but maybe one slide on why it’s a good choice for diabetics? Low carb and high fiber keeps you full without increasing your sugar, etc?
It did lead me to your website, which was great as I was hoping for more diabetes recipes there. Family member recently got diagnosed so I think it’s worked very well 🙂 thanks!
I don’t cook using too many measurements, so I prefer when videos don’t use these small little dishes to measure them up first. I enjoy seeing how long you pour from an oil bottle, how many pinces of salt you use,… you know, human measurements.
But thats really all I could add for feedback.
I think it looks great! The arrows were very distracting but I feel like everything else looked nice.
I really like it!! No comments on in it at all. Speaking to my eye and makes me wanna eat ten bowls of it.