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...tablespoon crushed nutmeg...
Since the law went into effect, however, researchers have developed exquisitely sensitive techniques for sniffing out compounds. Today these tests can detect one part per quintillion -- roughly the same as a tablespoon of liquid in all the Great Lakes combined. At that level of analysis, laboratory studies would probably reveal that virtually all food contains dioxin, for example, because small amounts of the toxic substance are released by volcanoes and picked up through the soil. Yet there is no flexibility in the Delaney Clause to compensate for such a phenomenal increase in scientific capability...
...from half a dozen to upwards of 300, depending on her species and the richness of her blood meal -- turn into larvae, which lead a complete aquatic life of their own and are as different from flying mosquitoes as seals are from buzzards. Not much water is needed: a tablespoon in an old beer can or tire casing is enough to provide a home for 200 of these little air-breathing water worms, but the more water the better. The larvae zip around, feeding on bacteria and bits of vegetation, which they filter through bristles in their mouths. In some...
...common cooking oils, canola contains the lowest level of saturated fat -- the kind that boosts blood cholesterol, the villain in many forms of heart disease. Like other oils, canola boasts a long shelf life, has the ability to remain odorless at high frying temperatures and averages 120 calories per tablespoon. But canola's biggest attraction is its scant, 6% level of saturated fat, in contrast to 14% in olive oil and 51% in palm oil. Canola also contains high levels of monounsaturated fat. For a number of years, consuming that substance was thought to reduce the "bad" type of cholesterol...
That is just the problem for parents, who worry about the nutritional value of the breakfast blasts. In many presweetened cereals, sugar amounts to approximately 40% of the weight, or about one tablespoon a serving. Some nutritionists believe a moderate amount of sugar is O.K. for kids who ! otherwise eat well. "I wouldn't say that everyone should eat six candy bars a day," says Fergus Clydesdale, food-science professor at the University of Massachusetts. "But in moderation and as part of a varied diet, sugar would cause no problems...