Food Myths

All carbs are bad for you

• True

• False

Answer explanation

All carbohydrates provide you with much needed energy!
Complex carbs take longer to digest and keep you fuller for longer than simple carbs.

Some foods, like celery, have negative calories so you burn more calories eating them than those foods have.

• False

• True

Answer explanation

Fruit juice is ____ for you

• good

• bad

Answer explanation

Fruit juice can have as much sugar as a can of soda!

Gummy bears are made from pig...

(a)  

Answer explanation

Yup! Gelatine, the protein gotten from boiling animal (such as pig) bones, is used in many chewy sweets like gummy bears and wine gums.

What was the first food planted in space?

• Nothing - you can't grow food in space!

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What food eats you while you eat it?

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Answer explanation

Even though pineapple contains bromelain, (an enzyme that breaks down proteins, including those found in your mouth and body), it is still super healthy!

What should you eat for vitamin C next time you're sick?

• steak

• broccoli

• cashew nuts

• lentils

Answer explanation

Broccoli packs more vitamin C than an orange!

Bananas and watermelons are (a)   , but strawberries are not.

Fact or fiction: hamburgers contain meat from up to 100 cows!

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Answer explanation

The beef found in patties doesn’t come from a single animal. Each package is made from a collection of meat from different cows. 

True or false: you can't get protein from vegetables

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