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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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