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enter now— Staying alive
it’s dead easy! water warning
Contestants are required to eat as None of us can survive for long
much of one type of food as without water. We need to drink
you’ll reap
possible in a fixed time. it to replace water lost daily in your reward
sweat, urine, and so on. But
Choose from: drinking excessive amounts of for heal thy
chicken wings water may be dangerous. It can eating…
asparagus
pancakes dilute the blood and make brain
cells expand, causing coma,
WARNING: A Russian man convulsions, and even death.
collapsed and died after gorging on
43 cream-and-banana pancakes.
People are at risk of choking on
excess food lodged in the throat.
Grim Jim’s
SPECIAL
quote of the day:
$1.99 GRISTLE
OFFER
HAMBURGERS
There have been cases where cheap “Think before you eat or
hamburgers, contaminated with
a lethal strain of E. coli bacteria and 80¢ you’ll be dead on your feet!”
served undercooked, caused severe
illness in children. And in some
places, the cattle that produce
hamburger beef are given
growth-boosting hormones that can High
affect children’s development.
salt
content!
$1.10
HOT DOGS
SAL T Next time you dig into a hot dog or
another cheap meat product, think
about this: it may contain mechanically
recovered meat. This is made from
ground-up pieces of fatty meat, gristle,
and tissue left behind on a carcass
A long list of processed foods contain
once the valuable meat has been
added salt as a flavor enhancer to make
removed. Bon appetit!
them tastier. These foods include
ketchup, pizzas, baked beans, chips,
microwave meals, soups, and bread.
In adults, eating too much salt can
increase blood pressure and also
the risk of having a heart attack.
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