“Dangerous Because Of The Raw Flour”: 60 Food Facts That Sound Too Absurd To Be True

Meal times & meals (like oatmeal for breakfast, sandwich for lunch) are a social construct. There are no rules as to what time or what food you break your fast with.

Sugar free tic tacs are 95% sugar, but can be labeled sugar free because they have less than 1 gram of sugar per serving.

Restaurants use 100x more butter and sugar then you could ever imagine.

You aren’t allergic to MSG. That’s all junk science. It is safe to eat in moderation for almost everyone.

Brussel sprouts really were worse when we were younger. They’ve been bred to taste less bitter.
Red delicious apples used to taste delicious but were bred to withstand travel. They are now beautifully red, waxy, and terrible.
Corn looks nothing like its wild ancestor. I have no idea what made us think it would be great to cultivate, but very glad we did.

The way asparagus grows looks and feels like someone is pranking me about the way asparagus grows.

People who say they can make French onion soup in 30 minutes are lying.

Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day. In 1944, General Foods coined the phrase simply to sell more of its Grape Nuts cereal.

Vanilla comes from orchids.

If you cook onions with a tiny bit of baking soda, they completely dissolve into the consistency of jelly within minutes and it is BRIGHT yellow. Like chicken-instant-ramen yellow. I love doing this and then making an omelette—it’s so oniony and good.

Organic does NOT mean pesticide free.
It just means that it’s grown without SYNTHETIC pesticides and fertilizers.

Listeria occurs in a higher rate in bagged salad than lunch meat, but people don’t talk about that with pregnant women 🤷🏼‍♀️

Adding a pinch of salt to chocolate milk is a near-illegal level up.

Bay leaves add so much flavor to food
You don’t eat them, but damn do they add flavor.

Grenadine is pomegranate juice, not cherry.

Paprika is just dried red bell peppers.

Just the way brussel sprouts grow.

Most people that say they dislike rice do not know how to cook it properly.

You don't have to "wash" chicken
Trust me, your favorite restaurant doesnt.
That med rare steak or prime rib isn't leaking "blood"
Pork is perfectly ok
Boneless wings are nuggets.

Jalapeños have more Vitamin C than oranges.