Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Happy National Popcorn Day!

Today is National Popcorn Day
Fun Facts about your favorite popcorn snack.

  • Popcorn is said to raise serotonin and make you happy; run now to the microwave and pop yourself some joy!
  • Compared to most snack foods, popcorn is low in calories. Air-popped popcorn has only 31 calories per cup. Oil-popped is only 55 per cup.
  • Popcorn can pop up to 3 ft in the air.
  • Most U.S. popcorn is grown in the Midwest, primarily in Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri.
  • Americans consume 17 billion quarts of popped popcorn a year- more than any other country in the world.
  • Unpopped kernels are called "old maids"
So take a break today and have one of America's favorite treats. Share the joy by sending one of our movie night gift baskets!

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