Food Facts About Nutrition

Blueberry juice boosts memory.

Quality dark chocolate contains flavonoids that help reduce the risk of heart disease.

A McDonald's Super Size meal (Big Mac, Super Size fries, and Super Size Coke) contained around 1,600 calories—requiring roughly 6-7 hours of walking to burn off.

Within 2 hours of standing in daylight, milk loses between half and two-thirds of its vitamin B content.

Strawberries have more vitamin c than oranges.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

McDonald's salads contain up to 60% more fat than their burgers!

Spinach consumption in the U.S. rose 33% after the Popeye comic strip became a hit in 1931.

Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make a person happy. This same chemical is also found in Prozac.

Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.

Bacteria that cause tooth decay, acne, tuberculosis, and leprosy can be cured with cashews.

A peanut is not a nut. It is a legume.

A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.

Eating a banana can cheer you up!

Earthworms are about 60-70% protein by dry weight, rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, and pair well with cumin and curry. Many who've tried them say they taste surprisingly like bacon.