• From raw dough containing killer ingredients to cooked fish that'll turn you into a gibbering
idiot, we count 15 quite harmful foods you're gonna find all over your house and kitchen
15 - Microwave Popcorn, • This only applies to the kind that comes
pre-packaged and thrown into the microwave to let pop into an inflated state
• Research shows the chemical used in certain types of these popcorn bags is linked to an
increased risk of cancer, infertility and disease in lab animals
• It's highly recommended you instead make your own bag of popcorn - it's relatively
easy, only takes around 5 minutes and won't kill you, unless you happen to choke to death
on a popcorn • That would be a shame
14 - Potatoes, • These things contain a natural toxin called
Glycoalkaloids found in the leaves, sprouts and stems - and if allowed to build up over
time, is potentially fatal • If you eat just 2 milligrams per kilo
of your body weight in this stuff, you'll get cramps, diarrhea and headaches
• Eat between 3 and 6 milligrams and prepare for coma or death
• Avoid potatoes with a greenish tinge wherever possible
13 - Apples, • There's the old saying, "an apple a day
helps keep the doctor away", but there's an even older saying, "don't eat things that
contain pesticide" • Most mainstream apples are loaded with
pesticide unless you buy organically-grown apples, and the apple seed themselves contain
a compound which breaks down into cyanide • Of course, you'd need to eat dozens of
apples, chew and digest all the seeds all in one afternoon before it does you any harm
• So unless you, the viewer, are in fact, a horse - you should be safe
12 - Coffee, • There's a variety of problems associated
with coffee, including the story of the old woman from McDonalds who spilled her coffee
and suffered third-degree burns over 6% of her body
• If you have a heart rate problem or trouble sleeping, coffee certainly won't help, and
not to mention it'll stain your teeth just like smoking
• And if you mistake your tea-bag for a bag of rat poison, that'll just ruin your
day 11 - Eggs,
• There's a reason people tend not to promote raw eggs in your traditional breakfast line-up,
and that's because of a typical problem we refer to as salmonella
• Most raw eggs contain this, but the more you find in the egg, the higher your chance
to get sick • It's recommended to put your eggs inside
the fridge the moment you get home from buying groceries, and also make sure to cook the
egg until the yolk looks firm - unless you just want some time off work
10 - Raw Cookie Dough, • You thought you could escape egg poison
by baking up some cookies?
Well tough shit - raw cookie dough contains uncooked eggs and therefore the risk of salmonella
contamination; in fact, you likely used more than one egg so that dough will be laced with
it • Furthermore, harmful bacteria make their
way into the uncooked dough be it from dirty bowls, unwashed hands, cutting board contamination
or a combination of the above • If someone offers you a taste of some
raw cookie dough, give them an unpleasant bonk on the nose
9 - Processed Meat, • The American Institute for Cancer Research
will tell you right off the bat that processed meat will riddle you with health problems
• The preservatives used to help this meat sustain its longevity is linked to cancer,
with higher rates of cardiovascular disease from subjects that consistently eat processed
food • They recommend if you can't live without
hot dogs, chicken nuggets or the like to simply make your own
• Or you can ignore what they say and not change your diet even slightly
8 - Hot Dogs, • You might think, well, it's likely the
processed meat and pure unhealthiness that makes them a dangerous food - but no
• A hot dog is perfectly shaped to slide down your breathing hole and choke you to
death, which occurs more often than you think, especially in children 10 or younger
• In fact, some health companies even suggest redesigning the hot dog to be less of a choke-hazard
• It's clearly evident here, with this trampoline example that will allow the hot dog to bounce
right back out of your oxygen tube 7 - Leafy Greens,
• You've always been taught that green food is generally healthy, but in this case, there's
a risk it'll get you violently sick • Before you eat any of these leafy greens,
be sure to wash and dry them with paper towels, UNLESS the package claims to be pre-washed
or ready-to-eat, then it should be safe • If you wash an already-washed green, you
risk spraying it with the grime and feces on your kitchen counter
6 - Jalapenos, • This only happens to a select minority
of people, but the oils may actually irritate your skin and cause it to swell up
• In this case it's recommended to wear gloves while handling them, or at least use
long tongs and a knife that can extend several metres
• Or just not use it and deal with having a non-spicy salsa
5 - Tuna, • Nobody talks about this, but eating tuna
on a regular basis can actually be bad for you because of all the mercury that fish happened
to absorb • If you've consumed large quantities of
this on a regular basis, it'll slowly travel into your brain and clog up all the pathways
- it'll drive you insane and make you blubber because your brain is now a pile of melted
goo • It is possible tuna was designed to transform
you into a brainless fish-person, but this is pure unsubstantiated madness that has nothing
to do with a conspiracy involving the government and marine life
4 - Rice, • These contain a chemical known as arsenic,
sucked up by rice roots from wet paddies, and it encompasses two types of arsenic
• The organic kind found in earth, generally safe, and the inorganic type left over from
pesticides and fertilisers which increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, bladder cancer,
skin, lung and cardiovascular disease • It's recommended to not only eat rice
as your only grain, but vary it up with others - and also try not to live in Asia
3 - Blender, • So you're eating a blender, and your tongue
catches on the sharp twirly bit • I'm not entirely sure how you made it
this far in life 2 - Supermarket Cashews,
• If the package says "raw cashews", don't believe it - all it means is they've been
steamed to remove a chemical commonly found in poison ivy
• If the steam missed any of this chemical, all you need is a sufficiently high dose on
a bad day and you'll be walking down shit creek without a stomach pump
• Even worse is, if you're allergic to poison ivy, you won't get any warning - these cashews
will kill you immediately - and that's not so fun
1 - Raw Meat • If you've ever taken a Food Handling class
like me then you'll already know that raw meat is perhaps the deadliest food you can
own • There are four steps you should always
be aware of when preparing raw meat - first, wash your hands and wash the surfaces you
plan to use - second, separate these meats from other food because otherwise salmonella
and E. Coli will spread around your kitchen like wildfire
• Three, cook at the right temperatures, high enough to kill all bacteria in the meat,
but not so high that it burns the food • Fourth, refrigerate the meat if you're
not using it - it'll slow the growth of bacteria dramatically
• And lastly, rub the chicken carcass all over your face and sneeze into it for good
luck