6 myths
Frozen vegetables are picked ripe and frozen within hours, so they often hold more nutrients than fresh produce that’s spent days in transport and a fridge.
Spinach is packed with iron implies it's a good iron source, and it isn't — the oxalic acid locks most of it up.
Brown sugar is white sugar with molasses added back — same sucrose, and the trace minerals are far too small to matter.
Twinkies do not last forever. They stay good far longer than most baked goods, but nowhere near forever.
Fortune cookies were introduced in California, by Japanese immigrants, in the 1900’s.
Carrots support healthy eyesight, but they won't give you super night vision. The myth actually comes from WWII propaganda.
