Main content
How Do We Turn Food Into Energy?
Episode 8 of 13
The truth about what we eat. The Gastronuts burn jelly babies, power a radio with potatoes and cook lunch in Britain's biggest compost heap.
Food fanatic Stefan Gates and his intrepid Gastronuts go on wild culinary adventures to discover the truth about how we eat, what we eat and where it comes from. We often hear food described as a fuel, but how does that really work? The Gastronuts find out by burning jelly babies, powering a radio with potatoes and cooking lunch at the heart of Britain's biggest compost heap.
Last on
Tue 10 Sep 2013
11:10
More episodes
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Stefan Gates |
| Director | Atul Malhotra |
| Producer | Vanessa Amberleigh |
| Executive Producer | Paul Gilheany |
| Participant | Christos Nicolaou |
| Participant | Alhan Gencay |
| Participant | Cherono Barno |
| Participant | Emma Jacobs |
| Participant | Emilia Colman |
| Participant | Andrea Sella |
| Participant | Jules Hayward |
Broadcasts
- Thu 27 Nov 2008 17:15
Wed 25 Feb 2009 16:05- Tue 19 May 2009 09:00
- Tue 19 May 2009 14:00
- Thu 29 Oct 2009 16:30
- Mon 22 Feb 2010 10:30
- Wed 23 Jun 2010 12:25
- Tue 25 Jan 2011 12:50
- Tue 12 Apr 2011 15:05
- Tue 1 Nov 2011 11:55
- Tue 6 Mar 2012 12:00
Sun 25 Nov 2012 09:30大象传媒 Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire- Thu 29 Nov 2012 12:10
- Tue 10 Sep 2013 11:10