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Cookie dough is dangerous even when it doesn't have eggs: FDA

Cookie dough may arguably be the best part about baking cookies with mom or whipping up a batch during the holiday season, but even if the dough is free of raw eggs, you could still wind up sick. \n \nTo Eat or Not to Eat? (Text 4) -- This text is part of a Knowledge Set exploring common food safety questions and dives into arguments from scientists about how the food we eat affects our health. As students conclude this series they will read two articles with opposing views about whether it is safe to eat raw cookie dough and continue applying skills to analyze an author's argument. This article discusses the potential negative consequences of eating cookie dough. St

Samantha Olson

Medical Daily

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Is there sufficient evidence to convince people not to eat raw cookie dough?

STANDARDS:

RI.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RI.2 - Main Ideas, RI.8 - Evaluate Argument

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,4

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