Week 20: Food Facts!

"Adaptation is the key to survival."

Food! Everyone has their favorite dish they like to prepare, favorite comfort foods, favorite dish to order, and foods they like to recommend to others. But within those meals, do we know why they are prepared that way, do we know what flavors or flavors substitutes are used, and could we be open to the same dish being made a different way? In this week's Tuesday Fix, we will explore baking temperatures, artificial flavoring, and the future of meat!

1. Why 350°F is the magic number for baking: If you take a look at a lot of recipes, they all land on the same temperature to set your oven to. If you ever wondered why, this video by Vox will let you know its no coincidence.

Watch Why 350°F is the magic number for baking by Vox

2. Why Do We Eat Artificial Flavors?: Vanilla is one of the most popular artificial flavors today, with 99% of vanilla flavoring being artificial. Learn how the demand for vanilla lead to the global industry of artificial flavors.

Watch Why Do We Eat Artificial Flavors? by Origin of Everything

3. Is cell-cultured meat ready for the mainstream?: There has been a rise of plant based foods that taste like meat, but with the demand of meat still on the rise, can there be a way to make meat in the lab?

Watch Is cell-cultured meat ready for the mainstream? by Quartz

Call to Action! Whenever you are cooking or shopping for food, do your best to think about the different ways you could cook it, different substitutes you could add in that can change the flavor/make it healthier, and why certain recipes recommend certain flavors.

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