• On an average day, Hershey produces 2,160,000 kisse.

• Overcooking vegetables break down fiber, making less of it available. If you don't want to eat all your fruits and vegetables raw, try microwaving or steaming al dente, (with slight crispness or firmness) to preserve as much fiber and nutrients as possible.

• Manna, the food that the children of Israel ate during their journey through the wilderness, was and is a complex carbohydrate (starches and fiber).

• Oranges do not ripen after they are picked, but lemons do.

• Scrod is a small cod, weighing less than three pounds.

• Some canned baked beans contain 3-4 grams of fat per serving. Check the label on canned baked beans. Most are very low in fat but a few brands contain fat from pork. All brands are an excellent source of fiber, but nearly all are loaded with salt. It is very easy to cook your own.

• The most popular method of preparing cooked cabbage is Sauerkraut (which is the German salted, fermented cabbage) and for raw cabbage it is coleslaw.

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