Question

meet the man who invented cool whip, tang and pop rocks text
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cool whip, quick - set jell - o, tang, pop rocks
these are the ready - made foods that shaped - and were influenced by - generations of americans coming of age in the 1960s and 1970s, and they were all invented by william a mitchell, a research chemist whose 38 - year career coincided with americas mid - century fascination with convenience foods.
bill was the inventor at general foods, said mary rudoph. the two worked together for six years at the company. he knew what artificial flavors, what colors to use to make something more attractive. if you had a problem, he was the guy to go to.
management tried to promote bill many times, but he said, no, just keep me in my lab. its what i want to do, he added.
assessment: which statement best highlights the central idea of the article?
a william a mitchell was a popular food scientist who understood what appealed to kids taste buds.
b william a mitchell was a struggling food scientist whose inventions are just now starting to be appreciated.
c william a mitchell was a creative food scientist who invented convenient foods from artificial ingredients.
d william a mitchell was a talented food scientist who wanted to teach americans to prepare complicated foods.
pop rocks by cathinne (katarzyna) bulinski is licensed under cc by - nd 2.0

Explanation:

The text focuses on William A. Mitchell, a food scientist who invented popular convenience foods like Cool Whip, Tang and Pop - Rocks. It emphasizes his creativity in using artificial ingredients to make convenient foods. Option A focuses only on appealing to kids' taste buds, option B is wrong as his inventions were well - known earlier not just now, and option D is incorrect as he didn't want to teach Americans to prepare complicated foods. Option C best captures his role as a creative food scientist inventing convenient foods from artificial ingredients.

Answer:

C. William A. Mitchell was a creative food scientist who invented convenient foods from artificial ingredients.