Welcome, to Monday and a brand-new week. I hope your weekend was everything you wanted and so much more. Charlie was outside playing most of the day and David was working. I didn’t do much other than camp on the Couch as my head was killing me most of the day. But I couldn’t let today pass without sharing our series featuring Food Holidays: March 14th, 2022. Today is National Potato Chip Day.
I don’t know about you, but I love Chips and could eat Potato Chips every day if someone would let me. Although, unlike my family there is only a couple kinds of Potato Chips I will eat while David and Charlie would eat Chips you give them. Are you like Charlie and David or more like me?
Interesting Food Facts about Potato Chip
- The first Potato “Chips” appeared in 1853 at the Lodge at Saratoga Springs, New York. They were referred to for decades as “Saratoga Chips”
- Native American Chef, George Crum is credited with creating & first serving the “Saratoga Chips”
- The average Potato Chip is .04 to .08 inches thick.
- During WWII production of Potato Chips halted because they were deemed an “unessential food”
- in Great Britain and many other parts of the world Potato Chips are referred to as “Crisps”. Chips, to them are French Fried potatoes.
Fun Fact:
George Crum created the first Potato Chip from being annoyed by a customer’s complain on his thick French Fries.
It takes 1,000 pounds of Potatoes to make 350 pounds of Potato Chips.
The most popular US Potato Chip flavours are Regular, Barbecue and Sour Cream and Onion.
America’s #1 snack food, Potato Chips, is recognized on March 14th annually. Potato Chips are thin slices of Potato either deep fried or baked until crunchy. Potato Chips are a predominant part of the snack food market in English-speaking Countries, especially in America. On National Potato Chip Day, this snack will be enjoyed by millions of people across the Country. Make sure you participate today and eat Potato Chips.
NATIONAL POTATO CHIP DAY ACTIVITIES
- This morning you should go to your local grocery store to purchase the ingredients, and handle business. Invite guests and spread the fun while hosting a Potato Chip tasting party.
- Purchase a bag of Potato Chips for the office, or for loved ones. Then remind people it’s National Potato Chip Day.
- Make Potato Chips which is simple just slice a Potato then bake or fry, Season and eat.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL POTATO CHIP DAY
- California researchers have discovered that receptors in our mouths, upon coming into contact with fat, like the fat from Potato Chips, triggers a powerful addiction-type mechanism in our guts. Eating one Potato Chip is hard and makes you want to continue eating more Chips until the whole bag empty.
- For those people always on the go, Potato Chips are always a great idea. A can of Pringles or Classic Lays are plenty good for a road trip.
- Some of our favorite Potato Chip brands are Kettle Brand, Pringles, Ruffles, and Lay’s.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
