Who is Lord of the Fries in your house?
This week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle features the French fry!
Did you know that …
1. French fries account for more than 1/4th of all potatoes sold in the US.
2. The average American eats 30 pounds of French fries a year.
3. In 2007 total world production of potatoes was more than 320 million tons.
4. In 1802, Thomas Jefferson served French style potatoes at a White House dinner.
5. French fries are called pommes frites in France.
6. McDonalds sells more than 1/3 of all the French fries sold in restaurants in the U.S. each year
7. In Europe, French Fries are usually eaten with a miniature, wood fork.
8. In America, French Fries are usually eaten with the fingers.
And finally … the most important and utterly useful fact about the French dry!
9. In order to burn off the calories ingested from a medium order of French fries, you need to complete 58 minutes of cycling, 90 minutes of bowling, 47 minutes of high impact aerobics. (Source: Simply French Fries)
Chew on those 9 fun-filled facts while you click through this week’s JigSaw Weight Loss puzzle, “Lord of the Fries,” and remember … clicking burns calories, keeps your hands and mind busy!
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