Random Food Facts of the Day 10.25.11

• 68 percent of a Hostess Twinkie is air!
• A pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.
• Apple seeds are poisonous!
• Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream.
• On average, a person will spend about five years eating during his or her lifetime.

Random Food Facts of the Day

• Grape explode when you put them in the microwave.
• In South Africa, termites and ants are often roasted and eaten by the handful, like popcorn.
• American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad in first class.
• Rats destroy an estimated 1/3 of the world’s food supply each year.
• Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.