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Fast-food Lab.


Hungry for a science project? Fast food to the rescue ...

GRAB BAG grab bag
n.
1. A container filled with articles, such as party gifts, to be drawn unseen.

2. Slang A miscellaneous collection: The meeting evolved into a grab bag of petty complaints.
:

1. Do you crave salted pretzels more than unsalted ones?

2. Pick three brands of potato chips: Which is the greasiest?

3. Which part of your tongue is most sensitive to sweet, salty, or sour food?

4. Which snack makes you thirstiest--corn chips, popcorn, or cheese puffs Cheese puffs (in the U.S.) or cheezies (in Canada), are a puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders. Cheese puffs is a generic name; Cheetos and Wotsits are the most common brand name. ?

5. Which type of cheese takes longest to melt--nonfat, low-fat, or regular?

GUZZLE guz·zle  
v. guz·zled, guz·zling, guz·zles

v.tr.
1. To drink greedily or habitually: guzzle beer.

2.
 UP:

6. What brand of soda packs the most fizz?

7. Which liquid takes longest to freeze: water, regular soda, or diet soda?

8. In a blind taste test, is there a difference between diet and regular soda?

9. What's the fastest method to make soda go flat?

10. Which soft-drink brand leaves the longest aftertaste aftertaste /af·ter·taste/ (-tast?) a taste continuing after the substance producing it has been removed.

af·ter·taste
n.
? Why?

SUGAR FIX:

11. Which type of candy (like gummy bears or hard candies, for example) has the most artificial food coloring?

12. Do more people select hard candy by flavor or color?

13. Does all ice cream melt at the same rate?

14. What type of candy takes longest to dissolve in your mouth?

15. What brand of gum has the longest-lasting flavor?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

16. Does an energy bar give you more energy than a candy bar?

17. What type of beverage is the most acidic: orange juice, cola, or coffee?

18. What type of bread gets moldy moldy

animal feed overgrown with fungus; the feed may be harvested and stored or be still in the ground.


moldy corn disease
see leukoencephalomalacia, fusariummoniliforme.
 quickest: white, whole wheat, or cinnamon raisin?

19. Does music affect how fast you eat?

20. What kitchen foods make good food preservatives preservatives,
n.pl food additives that hinder spoilage by reducing the growth of microorganisms. Include nitrates and nitrites, benzoates and sulfites, and many others.
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Date:Sep 17, 2001
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