Food Facts for Kids

Cucumbers are about 96% water — the highest water content of any solid food.

Bananas are slightly radioactive because they contain potassium-40, but you'd have to eat millions to be harmed.

Tomatoes are the most eaten fruit in the world — yes, they're technically a fruit, not a vegetable!

Cashews grow on the bottom of a fruit called a cashew apple.

An avocado is technically a large berry with a single seed.

The average American eats about 57 pounds of added sugar each year.

Fortune cookies were actually invented in California, not in China.

It takes about 40 gallons of maple sap to make just 1 gallon of maple syrup.

Hot peppers don't actually burn you — the chemical capsaicin tricks your brain into thinking your mouth is on fire.

Ranch dressing was invented on a ranch in California in the 1950s and is now America's best-selling salad dressing.