Storyworks: Chips too delicious

What are flavorists?

• store clerks who help sell flavorful food

• managers who run snack food companies

• scientists who create different flavors for food

• experts who research health problems related to food

What first created a need for flavorists?

• More processed food was sold.

• People started having more health problems.

• People wanted more snack foods.

• Scientists learned people can taste five flavors

Which line best supports that more processed food was sold?

• “Some experts believe food companies aim to make foods nearly impossible to resist.”

• “Our power to sense flavors has helped humans survive.”

• “The first flavorists had to try to make processed foods taste fresh.”

• “. . . your tongue is pretty lost without your nose.”

What does synthetic mean in the quote:

“Some chemicals are natural . . . Others are synthetic”?

• made by people

• made by nature

• fresh

• flavorful

The sidebar “Yum Around the World” is probably included because it shows . . .

• the process of making new flavors.

• products used to create new flavors

• the most popular snack flavors in the United States.

• how companies use popular tastes in other countries to create snack flavors.

People tend to like chips because they . . .

• crunch like crackers

• crunch like fresh foods.

• are thick like fries.

• are hard like peanuts.

Both “Are These Chips Too Delicious” and “Love at First Crunch” describe how snack foods are ______.

• loud

• healthy

• expensive

• hard to resist

Which of the following would most likely be described as tangy?

• lemons

• potato chips

• chocolate

• bread

Which of the following would be most likely to contain preservatives?

• freshly picked apples

• roasted chicken

• homemade cookies

• canned tomatoes

Which of the following do would a cook NOT use when concocting a new dish?

• spices

• plant ingredients

• plastic

• dairy