Science of Thanksgiving

True or False: The reason you get so tired after eating turkey dinner is because of an amino acid in turkey called tryptophan.

• True

• False

True or False: The amino acids in foods are the reason why foods turn brown when they are cooked.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

True or False: Yams and sweet potatoes are the same vegetable.

• True

• False

True or False: Pumpkin pies made from canned pumpkin are actually squash pies.

• True

• False

True or False: Using a food processor to make mashed potatoes destroys the cells, resulting in sticky mashed potatoes that are better off used as glue.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-PS1-2