Chew on This - First Half CFU

The taste of a French fry is largely determined by what?

• cooking oil

• type of potato

• restaurant equipment

• technology that processes the fries

What was the secret ingredient that gave McDonald's fries their unique taste?

• vegetable oil

• horse fat

• beef fat

• soybean oil

Select all of the correct answers: Color and flavor additives have led to...

• accidental poisonings

• allergic reactions

• hyperactivity

• Changes in school lunches

Select all of the answers that apply: Which of the following do advertisers use to learn what kids like?

• focus groups

• kids clubs

• the internet

• school sports

Lollipop company, Chupa Chups, hopes to use as a way of "creating loyal customers."

• Internet marketing

• NeuroMarketing

• brainwashing

• None of these answer choices

Select the TWO best answers to this question: Why have schools invited fast-food companies into their cafeterias?

• They want kids to think that school lunch is cool.

• They want to save money by not employing as many cafeteria workers.

• It is an easy way for the school to make money to use for other activities.

• They are required by law to offer food that kids will like.

Which of the answers was not a reason the first school lunch program in the U.S. was started?

• American children were not getting enough to eat

• American families could not afford to feed their children lunch everyday

• Most schools did not have an actual cafeteria

• Schools needed more money to hire teachers and buy supplies

Which act was passed to "safeguard the health and well-being of the nation's children?"

• The National School Lunch Act

• The Children's Health and Safety Act

• None of these answers

• The Federal Children's School Health Act

Both "natural" and "artificial" flavors are manmade _________ to help give some food its taste.

Cochineal _______ is made from the dead bodies of small bugs.