Onions are good for you. They have vitamins B, C, and G. They help stop bacterial growth and they just taste good when cooked, taking on the flavor of whatever they're cooked in. But the chef will shed tears in preparation, due to onion vapors. When you chop that onion, it releases syn-propanethial-S-oxide, which makes your eyes water. If you'd like the details, Scientific American has an article here. Anyway, there's a way to outsmart the wily onion. Onion Goggles, equipped with a foam seal around your eyes, prevent you from getting all weepy at meal time. They're even no fog, so you can prepare that masterpiece in comfort.
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