Saturday, July 16, 2011

LET'S CELEBRATE NATIONAL JUNK FOOD DAY, JULY 21 !

  • The first Jelly Belly flavors were root beer, grape, very cherry, lemon, cream soda, green apple, tangerine and licorice.
  • 500 million Hostess Twinkies are sold every year.  President Clinton put one in a time capsule.
  • Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
  • Krispy Kreme Doughnuts were first sold in July 1937.
  • A grande (16oz.) Mocha Frappuccino blended coffee from Starbucks has 420 calories and 16 grams of fat.
  • M&Ms candies, first made in 1941, were named after their developers, Forrest Mars, Sr. and Bruce Murrie.
  • The most popular flavor of ice cream is vanilla, followed by chocolate, then butter pecan.  Strawberry ranks fourth.
  • The Marquis de Sade loved chocolate and had it sent to him in prison!
  • Cotton Candy made its debut in St. Louis after the 1904 World's Fair.
  • The most popular Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor is Cherry Garcia.
  • Kellogg's Pop-Tarts come in 32 flavors including Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Frosted S'mores, Cinnamon, French Toast, Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae and the old standby, Strawberry.
  • Hershey Kisses got their name because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. 

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