one -
Did you know that butter is one of our oldest foods?
(Hooray for butter!!! I don't know what I'd do without you!!)
two -
The candy bar "Baby Ruth" was named after the daughter of U.S. President Grover Cleveland in 1921.
three -
In 1919, a molasses flood killed 21 people in the north end of Boston.
(Wow how much of molasses do you think it took?!)
four-
In 1930, Ruth Wakefield of Massachusetts, invented the chocolate chip cookie. At that time, it was known as the "Chocolate Crispie"
(Thank you, Mrs. Wakefield. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be a chocoholic!!!)
five -
There are over 240 varieties of fish and shellfish sold in the fish markets and grocery stores.
six-
In 1953, a 1 pound can of lobster cost a nickel! It was also commonly used as farm fertilizer and was considered "Poor Man's Food"
(oh, how the tides have turned on this beloved crustacean.)
seven -
Carrots really can help you see in the dark! Vitamin A is known to prevent "night blindness," and carrots are loaded with Vitamin A.
(So be sure to eat your carrots, folks. Bugs Bunny did!!)
eight -
It takes 50,000 bees to produce 500 pounds of honey in one year!
nine -
Asparagus is related to onions, leeks, and garlic.
ten-
More than 96 billion pounds of edible "surplus" food is thrown away in the U.S. each year. It is estimated that almost 27% of our food supply is wasted.
(Which is why I don't like to waste. I'm all about making use of any leftovers.)
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Sources:
http://www.foodfunandfacts.com/foodtrivia.htm
http://www.vvsd.org/districtdept/food/foodfacts.htm#popcorn
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I'd also like to acknowledge a couple of awards that I recived this week. The first is from ValleyWriter at Adventures in the Pioneer Valley. She had passed along to me the Kreativ Blogger award.
Second is from Laura at Hey What's for Dinner Mom? She passed along to me the Hard Working Food Blogger award.
Thank you ladies!!!! Please be sure to check out their blogs. They got some wonderful stuff and you won't be disappoint. ;-)
26 comments:
congrats jen!!! you truly deserve. love ye blog very much :)
Congrats!!!!!
congrats on the awards love the food facts you really are a hardworking food blogger, LOL ahev a great sunday
Congratulations on the awards!
And thanks for the fun food facts! :)
Congrats on your awards :D Love the facts...always :D (molasses flood!!??)
congratulations for the awards dear, very well deserved! love your fun n food facts!
Congratz on the awards. Always enjoy food facts. :)
Jenn, these were so fun. I read them with my son just now.
Wow! That would be a lot of Molasses.
Congrats on your awards! ;0)
Thanks for such an entertaining post and congratulations on your well deserved awards.
Congrats on your awards!
These are some great facts, Jenn! :)
Congrats on those awards! So well deserved, I say! :)
Congratulations on your awards! I love all the food fun facts. I had no idea molasses was a killer food:)
Congrats on the awards! That was an interesting read :)
These are well deserved! Just remember I am accolade adverse. Really! The only love I need is continued readers. GREG
Congratulations on your awards!!
#5 from your list: apparently, no one has informed the groceries around me that there are 240 varieties of fish and shellfish available.
Congrats on the awards! You deserve them!
I love the food facts, the molasses flood kills me!
I never knew that about asparagus! And man, I'm really beginning to appreciate butter!
CONGRATS on the well-deserved awards!
Congrats on your award, and i would just like to say... butter is my friend :D
What happened to cheap lobsters?? Congrats on the awards!
Congrats on the well deserved awards. I'm still reeling about the molasses drownings, what a way to go.
Fascinating--I love these food fact posts. How in the world does one find enough molasses to start a flood??
Congrats on the awards!! And fun post! Lobster for a nickel? I think oysters were considered 'poor mans food' back then too!
congrats........
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