Facts About Food – 25 Fun Food Facts That Will WOW You!

Are you curious to learn some weird and wonderful facts about Food?

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It’s time to chat about Food facts.

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Facts about Food

1 – The amount of calories a typical male would need to consume if they have a low activity level is 2,250 calories at age 12, 2700 calories at age 14 and around 2600 calories during adulthood.

2 – The amount of calories a typical female would need to consume if they have a low activity level is 2,000 calories at age 12, 2100 calories at age 14 and around 2100 calories during adulthood.

3 – The first restaurant opened in Paris, France on August 27th 1765.

4 – The average person eats about 4 pounds of food per day.

5 – Eating breakfast has been shown to improve concentration and cognitive function throughout the entire day. Eating a healthy breakfast also helps curb cravings for unhealthy foods later in the day.

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6 – You should drink 8 cups of water a day for optimal health. FYI – Drinking water before meals will make you less hungry.

7 – Eating whole foods instead of processed food will help you feel better and have more energy. Aim to eat five servings of fruits or vegetables daily to get the nutrients your body needs for good health.

8 – Avoiding refined sugar, salt, and fat can help prevent heart disease, weight gain, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer.

9 – Food is your body’s fuel but you can’t out-exercise a bad diet

10 – There are five major food groups – vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy products and meat/fish/protein foods.

A healthy diet should include all these food groups as well as a variety of foods from across the different categories to ensure you get all your nutrients for good health.

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11 – Pizza was invented in Italy in 1889 by Raffaele Esposito to honor Queen Margherita’s visit to Naples.

12 – The word “vegan” was coined by an Englishman named Donald Watson in 1944.

13 – Frozen food can be just as nutritious as fresh food if it’s frozen soon after being picked or processed.

14 – The average American eats about 50% of their calories from processed foods, which are often high in sugar or fat.

15 – In the U.S., we spend more money on food than any other country.

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16 – Kale is one of the healthiest foods on earth, containing twice as much calcium as milk, four times the amount found in cabbage, and ten times that found in broccoli.

17 – At this point in time 821 million people in the world currently do not have access to enough food. That’s one in nine!

18 – 40% of the world’s crops are fed to livestock and poultry instead of people.

19 – For every two cups of coffee you drink, it takes four hours for your body to get rid of half the caffeine from that cup.

20 – Dairy is responsible for one third of all food allergies in children under 18 years old.

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21 – It’s important to get enough protein in your diet, because it helps build muscle mass and keeps you feeling full longer.

22 – Most people eat more than they need because the brain doesn’t register fullness signals until 20 minutes after eating begins.

23 – One-third of all food produced globally is wasted or lost to spoilage before it reaches consumers.

24 – Ketchup (tomato sauce) was once believed to have medicinal powers. This is back in the 1800s when they believed it could treat diarrhoea and indigestion.

25 – Finally yes, the original recipe for Coca-Cola which was invented in 1885 did have cocaine in it. But remember cocaine was legal and a common ingredient in medicines back then.

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