Food Facts for Kids

Calorie for calorie, broccoli has more protein than steak.

About 1 in 8 Americans has worked at McDonald's at some point in their lives.

Nutmeg is actually toxic in large amounts — just two tablespoons can make you very sick.

Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada by a Greek-born cook in 1962.

A pineapple plant produces only one pineapple at a time, and each one can take up to 3 years to fully mature.

All chili peppers originally came from Mexico and Central America and were spread around the world by explorers.

The most expensive pizza ever sold cost $12,000 and took 72 hours to make.

Pumpkins are actually fruits because they develop from a flower and contain seeds.

There are over 7,500 varieties of apples grown around the world.

Chocolate milk was reportedly invented in Jamaica in the late 1600s by an Irish botanist.