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Title: Bubble Gum Broccoli?
This intriguing nonfiction magazine article has a few holes punched in it. Can you help me figure out which vocabulary words best fit the blanks? Perfect for English language learners!
Parents all around the world know it can be really tough to get kids to eat their vegetables, but it's such a part of everyone's diet. In the past, McDonald's restaurants offered French fries with their kids' meals. However, in recent years, the company has tried to add fruits and vegetables so that kids can have choices.
Some of the fruits and vegetables have from country to country. For example, in Poland, the kids' meals included carrot sticks while McDonald's restaurants in the United States added apple slices. In the Netherlands, cherry tomatoes were a popular choice, and in Spain, kids could order slices of melon. These fruits and vegetables are all certainly healthy, but what if you wanted children to broccoli? Its taste can be difficult for kids to ignore, and some of them refuse to even touch it. McDonald's experimented with a way in which kids would want to eat this often-hated vegetable.
Their food laboratories came up with the idea of making broccoli taste like bubble gum! Food scientists worked around the clock and finally succeeded. McDonald's was ready to start selling this special broccoli to families, but they had one more step: they needed kids to try it and tell them their . During the tests, kids told the scientists that they didn't like it. Why? It was to see the broccoli and taste bubble gum at the same time. Their senses of sight and taste were getting mixed up as their brains expected one thing and got another. The experiment was a . McDonald's then that bubble gum broccoli would never be on their menu.
Here's a short glossary of the terms used in this article along with an example sentence. If you want to know more about the topic of the article itself, skip to the end!
- vital (adjective): Extremely important or necessary for life or success
Example: Drinking water is vital for staying healthy, especially in hot weather.
- solely (adverb): Only or exclusively
Example: The project was completed solely by the efforts of the students.
- alternative (adjective): Offering another option or choice
Example: If you don't like orange juice, an alternative drink could be apple juice.
- vary (verb): To differ or change in amount, size, or type
Example: The colors of the leaves vary during the autumn months, ranging from red to yellow.
- embrace (verb): To accept something willingly or enthusiastically
Example: She decided to embrace the challenge and try out for the school play.
- bitter (adjective): Having a sharp, unpleasant taste
Example: The coffee was so bitter that she had to add extra sugar to drink it.
- novel (adjective): New and unusual in an interesting or innovative way.
Example: The scientist proposed a novel approach to solving the energy crisis.
- vigorously (adverb): Done with great energy, effort, or force
Example: He scrubbed the floor vigorously to remove the tough stains.
- impression (noun): The feeling or opinion someone has about something or someone, often formed quickly
Example: Her first impression of the new teacher was that he was kind and helpful.
- perplexing (adjective): Confusing or difficult to understand
Example: The math problem was so perplexing that it took the entire class to solve it.
- failure (noun): The lack of success in achieving a goal or objective
Example: Despite the failure of their first attempt, they kept trying until they succeeded.
- resolve (verb): To decide firmly on a course of action or to find a solution to a problem.
Example: After the argument, they resolved to communicate better in the future.
McDonald's has tried other creative ways to encourage kids to eat healthier, especially when it comes to vegetables. For instance, the company tested offering fun shapes for vegetables like carrots and cucumbers, hoping that star or heart shapes might make them more appealing to children. They've also experimented with colorful packaging and playful names, like calling carrots "X-ray Vision Sticks" or celery "Power Wands", to make vegetables seem more exciting. Another strategy has been to combine vegetables with other foods kids already enjoy. In some locations, they offered veggie-filled snack wraps or small salads with kid-friendly dressings. While bubble gum broccoli didn't work, McDonald's continues to explore ways to get kids to eat more nutritious foods by making vegetables seem fun and approachable.
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