Well I questioned my mother last week about why she always urged me to eat the crust of bread or pizza--"because it's good for you/it's the best part."
Me: "Mom, when I was a kid--why did you tell me that the crust was the healthiest part of the sandwich?"
Mom: "I'm not sure."
Me: "Because it can't be. The crust is made up of the same ingredients as the rest of the bread--it's darker because it's on the outside and exposed to more heat, so it browns."
Mom: "I don't know why I told you that."
Dad: "We were probably just trying to get you to eat it."
Mom: "We wanted you to eat your food. It's just one of those things you tell your kids to get them to eat."
Mystery solved! Now what kinds of food-lies do I tell my children? Hmm.
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