Did You Know?

By Lauren Mazzella

Did you know that Olive oil has been an important part the life of humans for thousands of years?
Did you know that Hippocrates called olive oil "the great therapeutic?" And that is very important to our life.
Did you know that Christopher Columbus introduced olive oil to America in 1492? Also, another cool interesting fact about olive oil is that Italy exports more of this product to the United States than from any other part of the world?
Did you know that there are 8oo million olive trees that are now planted world wide?
Did you know that olive oil can help regulate blood pressure and it also can help lower your blood cholesterol? Also, olive oil helps prevent brain damage and many other things in you body. Another fact that is cool and interesting is that olive oil can be very healthy for you and your body. It can help your skin and do many other things that is very important to our body.

Pizza - Americans Favorite Cheesy Dinner!

By Dylan Swartz

· 94% of Americans eat pizza regularly.
· 93% of Americans have eaten pizza in the last month.
· Pizzerias represent 17% of all restaurants.
· Each person in America eats about 46 pizza slices a year.
· Pizza has been put in the group in fast foods.
· Health benefit is the dough it is high in antioxidants.
· Red pepper contains Vitamin C, A, and B6 it is sweet and tasty.
· Black olives contain ingredients that help ward off heart disease.
· The average pizzeria uses roughly 55 pizza boxes per day.
· Grilled chicken on a vegetable pizza has many healthy benefits that other meats don’t and it tastes great.

Four Ice Cream Facts

By Justin Draper

·The first ice cream parlor in America opened in New York City in 1776
·The origins of ice cream can be traced back to at least the 4th century B.C.
·Ice cream as 90 percent dairy
·Most servings of ice cream contain 110 calories, 10g of sugar, and 2g of protein

Dosa is DELICIOUS!

By Nupur Sobti

Dosa is a type of Indian food. A Dosa is made from a liquid batter consisting of water with rice and lentil flour left for a few hours to ferment. Packets of Dosa flour can be widely purchased from Asian supermarkets. A tava or frying pan is heated with oil and the Dosa batter poured in to form a uniform thin covering over the pan. Dosa is often wrapped around potatoes.

· There are 80 calories in a Dosa.
· There is 1.96 grams of fat in Dosa.
· In a Dosa there are 17 grams of carbohydrates.
· There are 2.3 proteins in Dosa.
· There are different types of Dosa.
· There is 8 gram of sugar in a Dosa.
· There is 1030 mg of sodium in a Dosa.
· A lot of India restaurant have Dosa.
· There is 36% of daily amounts of iron in a Dosa.There is 5% of calcium in a Dosa.