The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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There is a fruit by the name of Black Sapote or “chocolate pudding fruit” which tastes like chocolate pudding and is actually low fat and has about “4 times as much vitamin C as an orange”.
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According to the FDA, it's safe to eat the stickers that are found on fruit; they're actually made out of "edible paper" and the glue is food grade.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Sometimes frozen fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than fresh!
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Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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