21 facts about food and eating habits

21 FACTS ABOUT FOOD
&
EATING HABITS
FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE
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food & eating habits
Food is a necessity. Evolutionary speaking the abundance or lack of it marked our
chances for survival. That is why our limbic system reacts so well to any visual
representation of food. Including the steak you see behind. But food is not just pure
biological need. Food is culture. The way we eat, the way we engage in social activities
while preparing and eating food, the habits, customs and even the superstitions that
surround it make us who we are. Getting to know one man’s food is learning a lot about
him. At Travel World Passport we love to explore the world from any angle possible.
And food is one of the fun ways to discover the truth about any given country you
decide to visit.

#1
New Yorkers eat 2 times more oatmeal than other U.S. cities.

#2
People in Copenhagen eat 18.5 times more rye than other countries.

#3
In Crete people rarely eat the last meal of the day until 9 PM or later. Restaurants
will be largely empty during what is considered the dinner rush in America.

#4
In Kenya and other places in Africa, there are still people who practice the warrior tradition of drinking
cow's blood, either directly from the cow, or after mixing it with milk as a delicacy.

#5
In Mexico it is considered rude to leave the table until a respectable amount of time has passed after a meal. To get
up to make a phone call, use the bathroom, step outside for some air, etc. should be avoided right after a meal.

#6
In Sweden, going "Dutch" is the norm. Even on a date, it is customary for each person to pay their share of the bill.
Generally, in fact this is calculated precisely; it is not enough to estimate it roughly.

#7
Packed with protein and often healthy fats, nuts can serve as a nutritious and ﬁlling replacement for meat and poultry. In Africa,
particularly in Gambia, peanuts are a common complement to vegetables and spices in numerous soups and stews—and perhaps
it’s no coincidence that this nation has not only no problems with obesity, but also one of the lowest international incidences of all
types of cancer.

#8
In Malaysia, turmeric, a spice that conveniently grows wild in the jungle, contains a substance called curcumin,
which, according to a Tufts University study, may suppress fat-tissue growth and increase our bodies’ fat-burning
capacity.

#9
In a recent study, 52 percent of Americans (that were polled) believed doing their taxes
was easier than ﬁguring out how to eat healthy.

#10
Only 3 in 10 Americans believe that all sources of calories play an equal role
in weight gain.

#11
Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that in 2011 the average
American consumed nearly one ton of food. That’s 1,996 pounds of food a year.

#12
20 percent of all American meals are eaten in the car.

#13
At least 1 in 4 people eat some type of fast food every day.

#14
Americans consume 31 percent more packaged food than
fresh food.

#15
Healthiness of the food we eat decreases by 1.7 percent for every hour that
passes in the day.

#16
Americans spend 10 percent of their disposable
income on fast food every year.

#17
Honey is made from nectar and bee vomit. If you think honey is made from ﬂower nectar you are only partially
correct. An important part of the process is what happens inside the bee. Bees use their digestive systems to process
the nectar by swallowing and regurgitating it several times before ﬁnally depositing it into the honeycomb for
evaporation and storage.

#18
Elvis Presley once ﬂew more than 800 miles just to eat a sandwich. But what a
sandwich: The “Fool’s Gold” was an entire loaf of Italian bread hollowed out and
stuffed with peanut butter, grape jelly, and a pound of bacon.

#19
Author Vladimir Nabokov ate butterﬂies and said they tasted “like almonds and
perhaps a green cheese combination”.

#20
Alexander the Great banned his soldiers from chewing on mint leaves, fearing that
they would become sexually excited and unable to ﬁght effectively.

#21
Amelia Earhart ’s manager-husband insisted that she sign ten autographs before having her orange juice at
breakfast and then sign ﬁfteen more before moving on to her bacon and eggs.

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