Food Science Geek Prints

Now all meals contain 'Enzymate' for fast digestion.'

Circa 1928, The Reese's Candy laboratory.

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

'..and we thank thee for these bio-engineered vegetables..'

"States of tofu"

"I'm not having it if it's been genetically modified."

"Something's wrong with the broccoli. Please take it back to the kitchen and have it genetically modified."

'In a nutshell, foods are drugged and drugs are eaten like food.'

"I come here for the pepper."

"All of tonight's specials dance around the whole GMO thing."

All Natural Nothing

"We're hoping for a really smooth wine here."

"Our cook is new, so ge's Googling what goes on a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich as we speak."

"But if you leave New Orleans, you'll be just another sandwich."

GMOs: The Next Generation

"Do you remember when we used to put FOOD in food?"

Are laboratory grown foods the future of farming?

"Well, son. . . here your dad makes the famous 'fresh from nature' food!"

Only 1 calorie per serving: One million servings per can.

'I thought chemistry experiments were after lunch.'

'According to these latest tests, anything can cause anything.'

Sure, I'll take a sandwich

"We suggest you study the menu in our reading room before being seated in the dining room."

'We call it the 'Tomato Surprise' because the chef tinkered with the DNA a little.'

"If we crunch the numbers, it should have zero calories."

A dozen predictions for foods of the future.

Bio-Engineered Fruit of the Month Club

'Wait, wait, before you mix them, you have to say, 'Pow!'.'

Cheese Secret

'We call it the 'Tomato Surprise' because the chef tinkered with the DNA a little.'

"How would you like your soy protein, mixed tocopherols and methylcellulose patty?"

"The most obvious side-effect of having a chip implanted in my brain is a constant craving for onion dip."

'How would you like that? Medium, rare, or wrapped in plastic on a foam tray?'

"And it shall be called peanut butter. And it shall appear as if perishable or in need of refrigeration but in truth it shall remain shelf-stable for months, though the oil may separate and require stirring. And there shall be a crunchy variety and there shall be a smooth variety. And . . ."

Fooling around with those genes...just keeps going.