Is it bad to eat burnt marshmallows?!


Question:

Is it bad to eat burnt marshmallows?

The kids like to eat them but I thought I heard something negative about eating them. Does anyone know.


Answers:
Eating too much burnt food (which is a carcinogen, can cause cancer, but we're talking about HUGE amounts.) Everything in moderation is okay in my opinion.

they are ok to eat unless they are dirty or somthing! I think you should be ok!

What would s'mores be without that crackling black exterior and gooey center? I can't imagine eating more than one or two of them because they are so rich. It should not be a problem.

ive eaten burnt marshmallows and turned out fine.

I can't help but think of the campfire. The sunset over the dark blue mountains in the rainforest with fresh air beside one of the lakes. Beside the dock after an afternoon of canoeing and a little fishing. Maybe a nice boat ride and some tubing. A nice refreshing swim. Sitting back eating roasted chestnuts, burnt marshmallows off the stick, tofu dogs with ketchup and a pot of hot cocoa.

I don't like to cook on the fire. Much prefer to take some bread, tuna, beans and other pre-cooked items or some granola and powdered milk. A lot easier, never cooks well on the fire, except for hot dogs.

I believe eating charcoaly food can lead to getting cancer......try scrap it off their food

As far as I know, (European), only meat with black spots by burning can produce cancer. So burned vegetables, marshmellows, whatever, should'nt be a problem.

I hope not!! I love burnt marshmallows!!

I always eat them burnt! That's the way I prefer them but my kids don't like them. I haven't heard anything negative about it before.

hi my name is billie i,m female i,m 21 yrs old, no it,s not bad i,m a chef some times if it,s to burnt i take some of it off it,s o.k. if you need any recipes i know them all my name is billie i can give you recipes that would please the whole world my e-mail address is billiegotmail@yahoo.com bye need me just e-mail billie

I love them when they are burnt..they are so good. No harm in them at all!!!

The burned area actually holds carcinogens..(benz pyrenes) agents that can cause cancer. It's best just to lightly toast them..Love toasted 'mallows! ;) The results are not in, completely...Hope this helps...

its like eating smores. i love eating them even when they dont have the chocolate and the graham cookie.
so dont worrie everything is just fine

i dont think so ,marshmallows are delicious this way,i love them.so far i havent seen any contriversial remarks written about this.

if they dont eat to much

They say everything causes cancer. Basically we are not supposed to eat, drink or breathe. Nothing is going to happen if you eat burnt marshmallows.




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