National Vanilla Pudding Day

Food Facts on Vanilla Pudding 

• This creamy, classic dessert is made by carefully simmering together milk, sugar, salt, butter, vanilla extract and cornstarch.

• Vanilla pudding can be served right off the stove or after it’s been chilled.

• The delicious, creamy pudding we know and love today has been around since the 19th century.  its first line of instant pudding in the 1950s

• Vanilla pudding has been the victim of a boring smear campaign… is chocolate is secretly behind it?

• A rich, fragrant, luscious vanilla — using beans or pure extract to impart flavor — is a wonderful taste not to be underestimated.

National Strawberries and Cream Day 

Food Facts on Strawberries 

• The strawberry has about 200 seeds in every berry and they are the only fruit with the seeds outside. 
• Strawberries are full of a special substance that can help fight cancers. They are also full of flavonoids, which form part of the strawberry’s red color. 
• Ninety-four percent of US households consume strawberries.
• Eight strawberries have more vitamin C than an orange, that’s 140% of our daily recommended amount.
• Strawberries are rich in nitrate and can increase the flow of blood & oxygen to the muscles by 7%, preventing muscle fatigue and making exercise easier.