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Food fanatic Stefan Gates discovers the truth about what we eat and where it comes from

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

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Gastronuts: Series 1

Stefan Gates

Atul Malhotra

Vanessa Amberleigh

Paul Gilheany

Christos Nicolaou

Alhan Gencay

Cherono Barno

Emma Jacobs

Emilia Colman

Andrea Sella

Jules Hayward

Gastronuts: Series 1: Episode 8: How Do We Turn Food Into Energy?

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Episode 8

Episode 8: How Do We Turn Food Into Energy?

How Do We Turn Food Into Energy?

CBBC - Gastronuts, Series 1, How Do We Turn Food Into Energy?

The Gastronuts burn jelly babies, power a radio with potatoes and cook in a compost heap.

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.

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