Mental Floss

FOOD

iStock

Eat or Toss? A Safety Primer for Moldy Foods

You might be able to salvage that cheddar wedge.

Your Best Digs, Flickr // CC BY 2.0

7 Tricky Dishes Made Easier With an Instant Pot

Weeknight risotto is in your future.

iStock

Galas Have Finally Edged Out the Red Delicious in America's Apple Wars

The lunchbox staple is no longer the country's big apple.

iStock

University Researchers Across the Country Want to Pay You $300 to Eat Avocados

And the avocados come free.

iStock

How to Know Which Cereals Are Healthy, According to Nutritionists

Lucky Charms doesn't make the cut.

Xavier Boldu, The Cauldron

A Harry Potter-Themed Mixology Class is Coming to New York

Here's your chance to ace potions class.

iStock

Why Does Food Taste Bad After You Brush Your Teeth?

If you have no idea what we're talking about, go brush your teeth and chug some orange juice.

iStock

The World’s Most Expensive Ice Cream Sundae Costs $60,000—and Includes a Trek Up Mt. Kilimanjaro

It's for a good cause.

Photo illustration by Mental Floss. Milk Cartons: Courtesy of the National Child Safety Council. Background: iStock.

When Missing Kids Could Be Found on Milk Cartons

The idea was to protect children, but those billions of crime-stopping milk containers wound up scaring the crap out of them instead.

iStock

10 Facts You Might Not Know About Olive Garden

Unlimited salad and breadsticks, coming right up.

iStock

Steel Your Stomachs: Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Pass Is Back

A mere $100 gets you eight weeks of all the chicken alfredo you can handle.

iStock

There's an Ideal Time to Grocery Shop If You Want to Avoid Lines and Save Money

Grocery shopping on the weekend isn't worth the hassle.

iStock

Everything You Need to Know About Activated Charcoal

You don't need it in your toothpaste or croissant.

iStock

Does Washing Your Fruits and Vegetables Really Do Anything?

If you don't rinse your produce, it's time to start.

Courtesy of Vicky Bennison

Watch a 'Pasta Granny' Prepare This Rare 'Duchess's Little Snails' Dish

Traditional pasta recipes are dying out, but one woman is making videos to preserve them.

iStock

A Low-Carb Diet Could Shorten Your Lifespan

Pass the bread!

iStock

Which Kind of Oatmeal is Best for Your Health?

The best choice should really be called "groatmeal."

iStock

An Avocado Shortage Has Triggered a Fruit Crime Wave in New Zealand

Kiwis are desperate to get their hands on the green stuff.

Tim Boyle, Getty Images

14 Secrets of Food Sample Demonstrators

Your kid might be too short to get that free cookie.

iStock

What Did Elvis Presley's Famous Peanut Butter-Bacon-Banana Sandwich Taste Like? Try It for Yourself

One PBBB on white bread, please.

iStock

Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies Are Coming to a Girl Scout Troop Near You

This is not a drill.

iStock

Are Millennials Really Killing Mayo? An Investigation

The internet is divided.

TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images

15 Fascinating Facts About Julia Child

Julia Child was best know as a bestselling cookbook author and chef. She also happened to be a government spy.

Illustration composite by Mental Floss. Egg carton: iStock

The Anatomy of a Food Recall

Who decides when our food is unsafe, and what happens next?