Top 10 facts about food

We spend an additional £8.60 on takeaway meals eaten either at home or away from home

October 16 is World Food Day, marking the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations on October 16, 1945.

1. The average household expenditure on food and non-alcoholic drinks each week in the UK is £58.80 plus £15.90 on restaurant meals.
2. We spend an additional £8.60 on takeaway meals eaten either at home or away from home.
3. Every second of every day, 17.4 cans of Heinz baked beans are sold in the UK.

4. In 2007, Oklahoma’s House of Representatives declared the watermelon to be the state vegetable despite the fact that most people see it as a fruit.
5. The world record for the most birthday cake eaten in eight minutes is 14.5lb.
6. Orthorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by an obsession with eating healthy foods.

       

Orthorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by an obsession with eating healthy foods

The UK exports £18.8billion of food a year and imports £39.5bn.

7. The UK exports £18.8billion of food a year and imports £39.5bn.
8. There are more than twice as many chickens as people in the UK. Worldwide, there are about seven times as many chickens as people.
9. The world record for eating chicken nuggets is 80 in five minutes.
10. “Food is an important part of a balanced diet,” (Fran Lebowitz).

The world record for eating chicken nuggets is 80 in five minutes