Sunday, March 10, 2013

Apple




The old saying, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.” This saying comes from an old English adage, “To eat an apple before going to bed, will make the doctor beg his bread.”

Cool facts & Stats:
  • Two pounds of apples make one 9-inch pie.
  • 2,500 varieties of apples are grown in the United States
  • 7,500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world
  • The pilgrims planted the first United States apple trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  • Archeologists have found evidence that humans have been enjoying apples since at least 6500 B.C
  • Don't peel your apple. Two-thirds of the fiber and lots of antioxidants are found in the peel. Antioxidants help to reduce damage to cells, which can trigger some diseases.
  • On August 21, 2007 the GoldRush apple was designated as the official Illinois’state fruit. GoldRush is a sweet-tart yellow apple with a long shelf life. The apple is also the state fruit of Minnesota, New York, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia



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    Source: 
     "Apples and More." [Online] <http://urbanext.illinois.edu/apples/facts.cfm>.

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