The Hungry Scientist
Is it a Bad Egg?
Eggs are nature’s perfect food, containing every amino acid and almost every nutrient essential for life. They provide emulsifiers for dressings, binding agents for baked goods, foams for meringues, and so much more.
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Meeting Andrew Zimmern
At this year’s Premier Food and Wine Expo in Des Moines I had the opportunity to meet Andrew Zimmern, chef and host of Bizarre Foods on The Travel Channel.
Some Like it Hot!
With football season in full force, tailgating is a weekly event on many people’s agendas. Buffalo wings are a football season favorite that can keep you warm on even the chilliest game day.
When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw a Flavor-tripping Party!
We all stood around in an apartment in Ames; on the kitchen counter in front of us were lemons, limes, oranges, pomegranate seeds, sake, serrano peppers, and many other sour and strong flavored foods.
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Cheese: The Anti-Drug!
Many of us love cheese as much as we love chocolate…we even crave it! I have always wondered why I crave cheese so badly, so I decided to look into the matter further and discovered some surprising facts.
Beans, Beans, They’re Good For Your Heart…
Flatulence, or gas, after consumption of legumes can be attributed to two starch molecules called raffinose and stachyose. These oligosaccharides are similar to cellulose in the sense that our bodies do not contain enzymes to digest them.
High Fructose Corn Syrup – The Facts
As a member of the food science community, this debate frustrates me so much. People are putting the blame on high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for the obesity epidemic when the real problem is that we as consumers eat way too much junk in the first place lol! Here are some facts…
