Chocolate was once used as currency! Ancient civilizations of Mexico and South America, such as the Aztecs, used the cocoa bean as a system of money.
McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers every second of every day. That’s approximately 6.5 million a day and 2.5 billion a year.
You may be surprised to find out just how many edible fruits belong to the rose family, officially known as the Rosaceae group.
Apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, raspberries, strawberries and peaches are all members of the flowering plant group.
You might have heard of shellac being used to create an anti-chip manicure but did you know it’s what’s used to make jelly beans nice and shiny too?
The inventor of the ice lolly, California’s Frank Epperson, claimed to have first created the frozen pudding in 1905 at the age of 11 after accidentally leaving a glass of soda and water with a mixing stick in it on his porch during a cold night – something that is not 100% proven.
What is proven, however, is that he did patent the concept of “frozen ice on a stick” in 1923, something the world over is grateful for…
One of the most hydrating foods to eat is cucumber, made up of 96% water. It contains electrolytes, which are minerals that include calcium, chloride, magnesium, phosphate, potassium, and sodium, which helps your body restore what it may have lost through dehydration.
If you put lemons and limes in water, lemons will float and limes will sink.This is because lemons have around the same density as water (0.99) and they have pores all over their rind, resulting in tiny air pockets on their surface causing them to float. Limes, on the other hand, are denser than water so naturally they sink.
By Sam Jennings
YEAR 7
Food Lessons this Term
In their food lessons this term Year 7 students have been learning about the application of nutrients in their diet and have made Bolognese sauce, stuffed peppers and carrot cakes. Year 8 students have focussed on gelatigation of sauces and have produced pasta cheese sauce, wholemeal breaded goujons and banana bread. Students in year 9 have learned about global cuisine and have had freedom to choose dishes that have included Thai green curry, ginger and beef stir fry as well as pizzas and fajitas. In their GCSE lessons, students in year 10 have produced two course meals and have experimented with raising agents. The results have proven to be delicious and of fantastic quality.
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