Helpful Facts About Fascinating Foods (NAPSA)—Momalways warned you about playing with your food, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun with what’s on your plate. Consider these fascinating food facts: Did you know you should always marinate your barbecue meat? Marinating may dramatically reduce the formation of cancer-causing agents knownas heterocycline amines. These compounds form whenfoods are cooked at high temperatures. Due to sugar rationing, popcorn consumption in the U.S. nearly tripled during World WarII. Cilantro does not originate from Mexico or Thailand, as com- monly believed, but from Egypt. Bromelain, an enzyme found in pineapple, is a natural antiinflammatory. The same enzyme explains why you can’t use fresh pineapple in gelatin; it breaks down the protein and prevents it from setting. * Omega-3 fatty acids (found in seafood like King Oscar Sardines) have been shown in numerous studies to fight strokes, breast cancer, depression and heart attacks. * You can freeze blueberries. Just makesure they’re totally dry. Seafood, including sardines and tuna, is an important source of healthful omega-3 fatty acids. Don’t wash blueberries until youre ready to eat them. * California produces 95 percent of all apricots grown in the U.S. About 220 million pounds of tuna get canned by BumbleBee every year. The most popularuse for oatmeal? As a breakfast cereal. The second? That’s easy, too: oatmeal cookies. But did you know the third most common use is as an ingredient in meatloaf? Some people still think rubbing horseradish on the head is a great way to alleviate headaches.
